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The O.C. Register | November 17, 2009
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washingtonpost.com | October 29, 2009
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Honolulu Star Bulletin | 5 days ago
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Providence Journal | November 06, 2009
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CBS News | November 20, 2009
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USATODAY.com | November 10, 2009
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Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island (/roʊd ˈaɪlɨnd/), is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area. Rhode Island borders Connecticut to the west and Massachusetts to the north and east. Rhode Island also shares a water border with New York's Long Island to the southwest.
Despite the name, most of Rhode Island is in fact on the mainland. The name Rhode Island and Providence Plantations derives from the merging of two colonies, Providence Plantations and Rhode Island. Providence Plantations was the name of the colony founded by Roger Williams in the area now known as the City of Providence. Rhode Island was the area now known as Aquidneck Island, which now comprises the city of Newport and the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth, the largest of several islands in Narragansett Bay.
Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen original colonies to declare independence from British rule and the last to ratify the United States Constitution.
Rhode Island's official nickname is "The Ocean State", a reference to the state's geography, as nearly one tenth of Rhode Island's inland area is covered by salt water. In addition, no resident of the state is more than a thirty-minute drive from the water's edge. Unofficially, and in other parts of the country, Rhode Island is referred to as Little Rhody.
- Name:
- Rhode Island
- Also Known As:
- The Ocean State, Little Rhody
- Capital:
- Providence
- Motto:
- Hope
- Largest City:
- Providence
- Governor:
- Donald Carcieri (R)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Elizabeth H. Roberts (D)
- Total Area:
- 1,545
- Area of Land:
- 2,706
- Area of Inland Water:
- 500
- Latitude:
- 41° 09' N to 42° 01' N
- Longitude:
- 71° 07' W to 71° 53' W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Elevation highest point:
- 812
- Highest Point:
- Jerimoth Hill
- Borders:
- Connecticut, Massachusetts
- Admittance Date:
- May 29, 1790
- State Song:
- Rhode Island
- Flower:
- Violet
- Time Zone:
- Eastern: UTC-5/-4
- Demonym:
- Rhode Islander
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