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Tennessee

Tennessee
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State nickname: Volunteer State

Other U.S. States
Capital Nashville
Largest City Memphis
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
 - % water
Ranked 36th
109,247 kmē
106,846 kmē
2,400 kmē
2.2%
Population
 - Total (2000)
 - Density
Ranked 16th
5,689,283
52/kmē
Admittance into Union
 - Order
 - Date

16th
June 1, 1796
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Central: UTC-6/-5
East TN in Eastern, Middle and West TN in Central
Latitude
Longitude
35°N to 36°41'N
81°37'W to 90°28'W
Width
Length
Elevation
  -Highest
  -Mean
  -Lowest
195 km
710 km
 
2,025 meters
275 meters
54 meters
ISO 3166-2:US-TN
Tennessee is a southern state of the United States.

USS Tennessee was named in honor of this state.

Table of contents
1 History
2 Law and Government
3 Geography
4 Economy
5 Demographics
6 Important Cities and Towns
7 Education
8 Professional Sports Teams
9 Famous Tennesseans
10 Miscellaneous Information
11 External Links

History

Law and Government

Tennessee's governor holds office for a four year term and may serve any number of terms, but not more than two in a row. The speaker of the state Senate has the title of lieutenant governor. See:List of Tennessee Governors.

The General Assembly, ( the state's legislature) consists of the Senate which has 33 members and the House of Representatives with 99 members. Senators serve four year terms, and House members serve two year terms.

The highest court in Tennessee is the state Supreme Court. It has a chief justice and four associate justices. The Court of Appeals has 12 judges. The Court of Criminal Appeals has nine judges.

Tennessee's current state constitution was adopted in 1870. The state had two earlier constitutions. The first was adopted in 1796, the year Tennessee joined the union, and the second was adopted in 1834.

Geography

See:List of Tennessee counties''

It is bordered on the north by Kentucky and Virginia, on the east by North Carolina, on the south by Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, and on the west by Arkansas and Missouri. The state is bisected by the Tennessee River.

The state of Tennessee is traditionally divided by its people into three grand divisions - East, Middle, and West Tennessee.

Economy

According to U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2001 Tennessee's Gross State Product was $115,204,000,000, 1.1% of the total Gross National Product.

The 2001, the per capita personal income was $26,808, 36th in the nation, and only 88% of the national per capita personal income of $30,413. Total earnings were $110,654,536,000.(BEARFACTS)

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Tennessee is 80.2% white, 16.4% black, 0.3% Native American, and 1% Asian.

Important Cities and Towns

The capital is Nashville. Other important cities are Bristol, Kingsport, and Johnson City, collectively known in Tennessee as the Tri-Cities; Oak Ridge, Clarksville, Chattanooga, Memphis and Knoxville. As of 2000, the population is 5,689,283.

Education

Colleges and Universities

  • Aquinas College
  • Austin Peay State University
  • Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
  • Belmont University
  • Bethel College
  • Bryan College
  • Carson-Newman College
  • Christian Brothers University
  • Crichton College
  • Cumberland University
  • East Tennessee State University
  • Fisk University
  • Freed-Hardeman University
  • Johnson Bible College
  • King College
  • Knoxville College
  • Lambuth University
  • Lane College
  • Lee University
  • LeMoyne-Owen College
  • Lincoln Memorial University
  • Lipscomb University
  • Martin Methodist College
  • Maryville College
  • Meharry Medical College
  • Memphis College of Art
  • Middle Tennessee State University
  • Milligan College

Professional Sports Teams

  • minor league cont.
    • West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (Jackson)
    • Tennessee Smokies (Sevierville)
    • Elizabethton Twins
    • Kingsport Mets
    • Johnson City Cardinals

Famous Tennesseans

see List of famous Tennesseans see List of Governors of Tennessee

Miscellaneous Information

See: Tennessee State Flag

External Links