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- Nickname: The Volunteer State
- Motto: "Agriculture and Commerce"
- Capital city: Nashville
- Largest city: Memphis
- Governor: Phil Bredesen
- Total area: 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)
- Population (2000 census): 5,689,283
State symbols:
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- 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
- 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
