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- Admission to Statehood: May 29, 1790
- Area: 1545 sq.mi, 50th Land 1045 sq. mi., 50th Water 500 sq.mi., 41st
Coastline 40 mi.,19th Shoreline 384 mi., 20th
- Area Code: 401
- Biographies: Famous Rhode Islanders
- Bird: Rhode Island Red 50states List
- Border States: Regional List Connecticut Massachusetts New York (water border)
- Cam World: Live Web Cams
- Climate: Rhode Island
- Colleges, Universities: 50states List
- Community and Technical Colleges: 50states List
- Community Pages: 50states List
- Constitution: 13th State
- County Profile: Text List 5 Counties
- Courts: Judicial System
- Current Events: News Headlines
- Department of: Education Certification
- Driving: DMV
- Economy:
- Agriculture: Nursery stock, vegetables, dairy products, eggs.
- Industry: Fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, machinery, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, tourism.
- Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index
- Fast Facts: 50states List
- Flag:
Placed on a white field is a circle of thirteen gold stars representing the first thirteen states. The stars surround a gold ship's anchor. The states motto " Hope" is on a blue ribbon below the anchor. Fly this Flag
- Flower: Violet Viola
- Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies
- Geographic Center: Kent, 1 mile southsouthwest of Crompton
- Governor: Lincoln C. Almond (R)
- Highest Point: Jerimoth Hill; 812 feet, 46th
- Highway Markers: Rhode Island Resource Manual
- History: RI Early History History Channel
- Largest Cities: Providence Warwick Cranston Pawtucket East Providence Woonsocket Coventry North Providence Cumberland West Warwick
- Library: Rhode Island
- License Plates: Rhode Island
- Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; Atlantic Ocean, sea level, 3rd
- Maps: UT Library Blank Outline Map 50states List
- Media: Radio TV
- Motto: Hope
- Museums: The Virtual Library
- Newspapers: Rhode Island
- Nickname: The Ocean State
- Origin of state's name: Possibly named in honor of the Greek Island of Rhodes or was named Roode Eylandt by Adriaen Block, Dutch explorer, because of its red clay.
- Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com
- Permanent Residents: Find A Grave
- Population: Quick facts 1,048,319; 43rd, 12/00
- Public Records: Rhode Island
- Real Estate: Ired.com - Rhode Island
- Representatives:
- Road Side America: Rhode Island
- Soil: Rhode Island - Narragansett
- Song: Rhode Island It's for me 50states List
- words and music by: Charlie Hall
- Sports: Rhode Island Teams
- State Parks: Rhode Island
- Symbols: Geobop's RI Symbols
- Topography: Image Eastern lowlands of Narragansett Basin; western uplands of flat rolling hills.
- Tourism: Tour Rhode Island
- Tree: Red Maple Acer rubrum Plant a Historic Tree, Today!
- Unclaimed Funds: Rhode Island
- Vital Records: Rhode Island
- Weather: Providence, Green State Airport
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