Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6 346 105 making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population and covers 42 169 square miles (109 220 km) making it the 36th-largest by total land area. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north North Carolina to the east Georgia Alabama and Mississippi to the south and Arkansas and Missouri to the west.
