TENNESSEE (TN)
Volunteer State

Population (2003): 5,841,748 (16th)
Area: 42,143 sq. mi. (36th) (109,150 sq. km.)
Flower: Iris
Bird: Mockingbird
Tree: Tulip poplar
Song: "The Tennessee Waltz"
Entered Union: June 1, 1796 (16th)
Capital: Nashville
Largest Cities (with pop.): Memphis, 648,882; Nashville, 545,915; Knoxville, 173,661; Chattanooga, 155,404

Important Products: chemicals, machinery, vehicles, food products, metal products, publishing, electronic equipment, paper products, rubber and plastic products, tobacco

Places to Visit: Great Smoky Mountains National Park; the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, near Nashville; Civil War battle sites; Grand Old Opry and Opryland, USA theme park, Nashville; Graceland, home of Elvis Presley, in Memphis