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Below, there are some more images and symbols of Tennessee. This list is linked to from the Wikipedia Portal Tennessee. Expanding this list would be greatly appreciated.

80px|right|State Seal of Tennessee

• Nickname: The Volunteer State
• Capital city: Nashville
• Largest city: Memphis
• Governor: Phil Bredesen
• Total area: 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)
• Population (2000 census): 5,689,283
• Date admitted to the Union: June 1, 1796
• Form of Government:
• Senators: Lamar Alexander (R) and Bob Corker (R)
• Representatives:

State symbols:

• Amphibian: Cave salamander
• Animal: Raccoon
• Bird: Mockingbird
• Bird, game: Bobwhite quail
• Butterfly: Zebra Swallowtail
• Fish, commercial: Channel catfish
• Fish, game: Largemouth bass
• Flower: Iris
• Flower, wildflower: Passion flower
• Fossil: Pterotrigonia, a small bivalve
• Gem: Tennessee river pearls
• Gemstone: Agate, a cryptocrystalline quartz
• Insects: Firefly and Ladybug
• Insect, agricultural: Honeybee
• Motto: "Agriculture and Commerce"
• Reptile: Box turtle
• Rock: Limestone
• Songs: My Homeland, Tennessee; When It's Iris Time in Tennessee; My Tennessee; Tennessee Waltz; and Rocky Top
• Tree: Tulip poplar