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| The State of Rhode Island 'and Providence Plantations | |||||
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| Nickname(s): The Ocean State, Little Rhody | |||||
| Motto(s): Hope | |||||
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| Official language | None | ||||
| Capital | Providence | ||||
| Largest city | Providence | ||||
| Area | Ranked 50th | ||||
| - Total |
1,214* sq mi (3,144* km2) | ||||
| - Width | 37 miles (60 km) | ||||
| - Length | 48 miles (77 km) | ||||
| - % water | 32.4 | ||||
| - Latitude | 41°18'N to 42°1'N | ||||
| - Longitude | 71°8'W to 71°53'W | ||||
| Number of people | Ranked 43rd | ||||
| - Total | 1,048,319 | ||||
| - Density |
1,003.2/sq mi (387.34/km2) Ranked 2nd | ||||
| Height above sea level | |||||
| - Highest point |
Jerimoth Hill[1] 812 ft (247 m) | ||||
| - Average | 200 ft (60 m) | ||||
| - Lowest point |
Atlantic Ocean[1] sea level | ||||
| Became part of the U.S. | May 29, 1790 (13th) | ||||
| Governor | Lincoln Chafee (D) | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Jack Reed (D) Sheldon Whitehouse (D) | ||||
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | ||||
| Abbreviations | RI, US-RI | ||||
| Website | www.ri.gov | ||||
| Footnotes: * Total area in acres is approximately 776,957 acres | |||||
Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States. The capital and largest city is Providence.
Rhode Island was one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and became a state (the last of the thirteen to agree to the new United States Constitution) in 1790.
Rhode Island is bordered on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the west by Connecticut, and on the south by Rhode Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. It shares a water border with New York. Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest. Retrieved 2006-11-7.
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