Rhode Island
state on east coast of United States of America
Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States by area. The capital and largest city is Providence. It is called the "Ocean state" because of its bays and waterways.
| State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |||||
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| Nickname(s): The Ocean State Little Rhody[1] | |||||
| Motto(s): Hope | |||||
| State song(s): "Rhode Island, It's for Me" | |||||
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| Official language | De jure: None De facto: English | ||||
| Demonym | Rhode Islander | ||||
| Capital (and largest city) | Providence | ||||
| Largest metro | Greater Providence | ||||
| Area | Ranked 50th | ||||
| • Total | 1,214[2] sq mi (3,144 km2) | ||||
| • 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 | 1,059,639 (2017 est.)[3] | ||||
| • Density | 1006/sq mi (388/km2) Ranked 2nd | ||||
| • Median household income | $55,701[4] (27th) | ||||
| Elevation | |||||
| • Highest point | Jerimoth Hill[5][6] 812 ft (247 m) | ||||
| • Mean | 200 ft (60 m) | ||||
| • Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean[5] Sea level | ||||
| 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 | Rhode Island General Assembly | ||||
| • Upper house | Senate | ||||
| • Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||
| U.S. Senators | Jack Reed (D) Sheldon Whitehouse (D) | ||||
| U.S. House delegation | 1: David Cicilline (D) 2: James Langevin (D) (list) | ||||
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC −5/−4 | ||||
| ISO 3166 | US-RI | ||||
| Abbreviations | RI, R.I. | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Footnotes: * Total area is approximately 776,957 acres (3,144 km2) | |||||
| Rhode Island state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Rhode Island Red chicken Gallus gallus domesticus |
| Fish | Striped bass |
| Flower | 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 |
| Rock | Cumberlandite |
| Ship | Courageous, USS Providence |
| Slogan | Unwind |
| Tartan | Rhode Island State Tartan |
| Other | Fruit: Rhode Island Greening |
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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. It is named for a large island in Rhode Island Sound. Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom. Some thought the island looked liked Rhodes, an island in Greece.
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ReferencesEdit
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- ↑ "Rhode Island Government: Government". RI.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ↑ Office of the Secretary of State: A. Ralph Mollis: State Library. Sos.ri.gov. Retrieved on July 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Rhode Island: Population estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Median Annual Household Income". The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ↑ Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988
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