UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : TENNESSEE
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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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