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Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern United States bordered by eight other states. Admitted to the Union in 1796 as the 16th state, its capital and largest city is Nashville.

Facts
Capital
Nashville 1
Population
7,315,076 1
2025 estimate from Tennessee's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
109,247 1
Admission Year
1796 1
Admitted to the Union June 1, 1796 (16th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
36 degrees north 1
Longitude
86 degrees west 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

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Nashville, Cities

Nashville is in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

United States, Countries

Tennessee is a state of the United States.

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Nashville, Cities

Nashville is the capital of Tennessee.

On Continent

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1. Tennessee (Wikipedia)
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Capital Nashville
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1. Tennessee (Wikipedia)
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Population (2025) Total 7315076
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1. Tennessee (Wikipedia)
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Area Total 109247 km2
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1. Tennessee (Wikipedia)
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Admitted to the Union June 1, 1796 (16th)
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1. Tennessee (Wikipedia)
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wgCoordinates lat 36, lon -86
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1. Tennessee (Wikipedia)
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Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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1. Tennessee (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Virginia, Lead section, borders Virginia
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It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest.
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Alabama (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Alabama, Lead section, borders Tennessee
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It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west.
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Arkansas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Arkansas, Lead section, borders Tennessee
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It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west.
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Georgia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Georgia, Lead section, borders Tennessee
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It borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina and South Carolina to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west.
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Kentucky (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Kentucky, Lead section, borders Tennessee
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It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west.
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Mississippi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Mississippi, Lead section, borders Tennessee
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It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest.
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Missouri (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Missouri, Lead section, borders Tennessee
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it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west.
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North Carolina (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: North Carolina, Lead section, borders Tennessee
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It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west.
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