Information about the State of Tennessee

The State of Tennessee (TN) is a 16-th of the USA admitted in June 1, 1796. Tennessee is situated in the southern part of the United States of America. This state is bounded by Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia. Nashville is the capital of Tennessee and Memphis is the largest city of state. Population of Tennessee is 6,214 thousand it 17th state in national rank, by total area state ranked 36th with territory in 42,146 square miles.

Tennessean receive a social security number beginning from 408-415 or 756-763. Clingmans Dome has 6,643 feet elevation it's high point of the state, lowest point is Mississippi River 178 feet. Time zone of this state are Central UTC-6/-5 and Eastern UTC-5/-4 time zones. Tennessee's nickname is Volunteer State due to volunteer soldiers from state played important role in the War of 1812. Another symbols of Tennessee:

Amphibian: Tennessee Cave Salamander
Bird: Mockingbird
Flower: Iris
Folk Dance: Square Dance
Gemstone: Tennessee River Pearl
Horse: Tennessee Walking Horse
Insect: Firefly and Ladybug
Motto: Agriculture and Commerce
Reptile: Box Turtle
Rock: Limestone and Tennessee Marble
Song: My Homeland, Tennessee; When It's Iris Time in Tennessee; My Tennessee; Tennessee Waltz and Rocky Top
Tree: Yellow-Poplar
Wild Flower: Passion Flower

More useful data about this state you may locate in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee. Official Tennessee website is http://www.tennessee.gov/, check it for social security number search problems and etc.