State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
| State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |||||
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Nickname(s): The Ocean State Little Rhody |
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| Motto(s): Hope | |||||
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| Official language |
De jure: None De facto: English |
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| Demonym | Rhode Islander | ||||
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Capital (and largest city) |
Providence | ||||
| Largest metro | Providence metro area | ||||
| Area | Ranked 50th | ||||
| • Total | 1,214 sq mi (3,144 km2) |
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| • Width | 37 miles (60 km) | ||||
| • Length | 48 miles (77 km) | ||||
| • % water | 13.9% | ||||
| • Latitude | 41° 09' N to 42° 01' N | ||||
| • Longitude | 71° 07' W to 71° 53' W | ||||
| Population | Ranked 43rd | ||||
| • Total | 1,056,426 (2016 est.) | ||||
| • Density | 1006/sq mi (388/km2) Ranked 2nd |
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| • Median household income | $55,701 (27th) | ||||
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| • Highest point |
Jerimoth Hill 812 ft (247 m) |
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| • Mean | 200 ft (60 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean sea level |
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| Before statehood | Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | ||||
| Admission to Union | May 29, 1790 (13th) | ||||
| Governor | Gina Raimondo (D) | ||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Daniel McKee (D) | ||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators |
Jack Reed (D) Sheldon Whitehouse (D) |
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| U.S. House delegation |
1: David Cicilline (D) 2: James Langevin (D) (list) |
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| Time zone | Eastern: UTC −5/−4 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-RI | ||||
| Abbreviations | RI, R.I. | ||||
| Website | www |
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| Footnotes: * Total area is approximately 776,957 acres (3,144 km2) | |||||
| Rhode Island state symbols | |
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| Bird |
Rhode Island Red Chicken Gallus gallus domesticus |
| Fish | Striped bass |
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Violet Viola sororia |
| Insect |
American burying beetle Nicroforus americanus |
| Mammal | Morgan horse |
| Reptile | Painted turtle |
| Tree |
Red Maple Acer rubrum |
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| Beverage | Coffee milk |
| Mineral | Bowenite |
| Motto | Hope |
| Rock | Cumberlandite |
| Ship | Courageous, USS Providence |
| Slogan | Unwind |
| Song | "Rhode Island, It's for Me" |
| Tartan | Rhode Island State Tartan |
| Other | Fruit: Rhode Island Greening |
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| Rhode Island state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Rhode Island Red Chicken |
| Fish | Striper Bass |
| Flower | Violet |
| Tree | Red maple |
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| Beverage | Coffee milk |
| Food | Rhode Island Greening Apple |
| Mineral | Bowenite |
| Rock | Cumberlandite |
| Shell | Northern Quahog |
| Slogan | Unwind, "Hope" |
| Soil | Narragansett |
| Song |
Rhode Island, Rhode Island, It's for Me |
| Tartan | Rhode Island Tartan |
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Coordinates: 41°42′N 71°30′W / 41.7°N 71.5°W
Rhode Island (/ˌroʊd ˈaɪlənd/), officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is the smallest in area, the eighth least populous, and the second most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. Its official name is also the longest of any state in the Union. Rhode Island is bordered by Connecticut to the west, Massachusetts to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. It also shares a small maritime border with New York.
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