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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2025 estimate from Tennessee's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union June 1, 1796 (16th state), per the infobox. Connections
Adjacent To
Source Alabama (Wikipedia)
Source Arkansas (Wikipedia)
Source Georgia (Wikipedia)
Source Kentucky (Wikipedia)
Source Mississippi (Wikipedia)
Source Missouri (Wikipedia)
Source North Carolina (Wikipedia)
Source Tennessee (Wikipedia)
Associated With
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee.
Source Memphis (Wikipedia)
Nashville, Cities Nashville is in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
Source Nashville (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Nashville, Cities Nashville is the capital of Tennessee.
Source Nashville (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Tennessee (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Capital Nashville
Infobox, population
Population (2025) Total 7315076
Infobox, area
Area Total 109247 km2
Infobox, admitted to the union
Admitted to the Union June 1, 1796 (16th)
Page header, coordinates
wgCoordinates lat 36, lon -86
Introduction
Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
Adjacent To: Virginia, Lead section, borders Virginia
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.
View the Source Alabama (Wikipedia)
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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.
Arkansas (Wikipedia)
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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.
Georgia (Wikipedia)
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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.
Kentucky (Wikipedia)
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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.
Mississippi (Wikipedia)
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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.
Missouri (Wikipedia)
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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.
North Carolina (Wikipedia)
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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.
Memphis (Wikipedia)
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