Tennessee (/tɛnɨˈsiː/) (Cherokee: ᏔᎾᏏ) is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. Tennessee is the 36th most extensive and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, and Arkansas and Missouri to the west. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi R...
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Area:
- 109,247 km² (42180.5 mi² )
Time zone(s):
View Tennessee time zones »Population:
- 3,923,687 (1970)
Country:
Contained by:
View Geographical areas that include Tennessee »Date founded:
- Jun 1, 1796
Also known as:
- Volunteer State,
- TN,
- Tenn
