Tennessee [State] - Tennessee

Japanese: テネシー[州] - テネシー

A state in the southern United States. Abbreviated as Tenn. (TN). A long, narrow state, stretching from east to west, with the Appalachian Mountains in the east, the foothills in the center, and the lowlands along the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers in the west. Since the establishment of the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority), industrialization has progressed rapidly, with chemical, food processing, textile, and steel industries. Zinc, phosphorus, and coal are produced. Cattle and pig breeding, as well as cotton, tobacco, wheat, and corn cultivation are thriving. Forestry is also important. The proportion of black residents is 16%, which is low for a southern state. In 1540, the Spanish invaded this land, inhabited by the Cherokee and Chickalee tribes. It joined the Union in 1796. It is also known as the birthplace of Davy Crockett, a hero of the west, and Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. The state song is "Tennessee Waltz." The state capital is Nashville. The largest city is Memphis. The area is 106,798 ^km2 . 6,549,352 people (2014).

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Japanese:

米国南部の州。略称Tenn.，TN。東西に細長い州で，東部はアパラチア山脈，中部はその山麓丘陵，西部はミシシッピ・テネシー川沿いの低地。TVA（テネシー川流域開発公社）設立以来工業化が急速に進み，化学，食品加工，繊維，鉄鋼などの工業が行われる。亜鉛，リン，石炭の鉱産がある。牛，豚の飼育をはじめ，綿花，タバコ，小麦，トウモロコシの栽培が盛ん。林業も重要。住民の黒人の割合は16％で南部州としては低い。チェロキー，チカリー族の住むこの地に1540年，スペイン人が侵入。1796年連邦加入。西部の英雄デービー・クロケット，第７代大統領アンドリュー・ジャクソンの出身地としても知られる。《テネシー・ワルツ》が州歌。州都ナッシュビル。最大都市メンフィス。10万6798km²。654万9352人（2014）。

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