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TENNESSEE


  • some general data of the state
General useful information
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
State and population
capital: Nashville // state code ISO: TN ; FIPS: US47
surface: 106763 sq.km = 41224 sq.mi // rank in USA: 34 // location: East South Central
climate: humid continental to the N; humid subtropical to the S
entered USA as 16th state on: 1796-06-01
administrative division: 95 counties
total population according to the census of 2000: 5,689,283
population density 2000: 53 per sq.km = 138 per sq.mi // net growth 1999-2000: 16,7%
main ethnic groups: white 80,2%; black 16,4%; Asian 1,0%; other 1,4%
Economy and infrastructure
chief crops: tobacco, cotton, lint, soybeans, grain, corn
livestock (million): cattle: 2,2 / pigs: 0,23 / poultry: 2,2 ; broilers 150,8
timber/lumber: red oak, white oak, yellow poplar, hickory
chief industries: manufacturing, trade, services, tourism, finance, insurance, real estate
chief industrial products: chemical, food, transportation equipment, industrial machinery & equipment
chief mining products: crushed stone, zinc, portland cement, sand & gravel, clays
Some physical landmarks
highest point in the state: Clingmans Dome 2025 m = 6643 ft
other mountains: Mt. Guyot 2018, Mt. Le Conte 2009
lowest point in the state: ca 79 m SW of Memphis
lakes: hardly any natural lakes
artificial lakes: Kentucky L., L. Barkley, Dale Hollow L., Cherokee L., J. Percy Priest L., Norris L.
rivers: Mississippi, Tennessee, Cumberland
others: islands: none // deserts: none
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
other important features:
nick name(s): Volunteer State
motto: Agriculture and commerce
song: The Tennessee Waltz
flower: Iris // bird: Mockingbird // tree: Tulip poplar
primary sources:
World almanac and book of facts; National Geographic Atlas of the World; maps: WN world @tlas

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