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The National Park, in the states of North Carolina and Tennessee, encompass 800 square miles of which 95 percent is forested. World renowned for the diversity of its plant and animal resources, the beauty of its ancient mountains, the quality of its remnants of American pioneer culture, and the depth and integrity of the wilderness sanctuary within its boundaries, it is one of the largest protected areas in the east.