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Capital City: Providence
City Guides: Rhode Island City Guides
Location: 41.821N, 71.419W
Capital Tour: Capitol Tour 50states School Directory: Find your school! Admission to Statehood: May 29, 1790 Ancestry and Genealogy: Rhode Island State Database Area: 1545 sq.mi., 50th Land 1045 sq.mi., 50th Water 500 sq.mi., 41st Coastline 40 mi.,19th Shoreline 384 mi., 20thArea 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 City Guides: Rhode Island City Guides Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds Climate: Rhode Island Colleges, Universities: Rhode Island Colleges , Rhode Island Business Schools , Rhode Island Art Schools Community and Technical Colleges: Rhode Island Community Colleges Community Pages: 50states List Constitution: 13th State County Profile: County Map 5 CountiesCourts: Judicial System Current Events: Rhode Island 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 state's motto "Hope" is on a blue ribbon below the anchor.Get this Flag Flower: Violet ViolaGenealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies Geographic Center: Kent, 1 mile southsouthwest of CromptonGovernor: Office of Governor Highest Point: Jerimoth Hill ; 812 feet, 46thHighway Markers: Rhode Island Resource Manual History: RI Early History Internet Service Providers: Rhode Island Largest Cities: Providence Warwick Cranston Pawtucket East Providence Woonsocket Coventry North Providence Cumberland West Warwick Library: Rhode Island Rhode Island Libraries License Plates: Rhode Island Local Resources: Rhode Island Courts Rhode Island Fire Departments Rhode Island Counseling Services Rhode Island Police Departments Rhode Island Government Offices Lowest Point: Atlanticcoast ; Atlantic Ocean, sea level, 3rdMaps: Rand McNally UT Library Blank Outline Map 50states List Media: Radio TV Motto: HopeMuseums: The Virtual Library Newspapers: Rhode Island Nickname: The Ocean State Nursing Schools: Rhode Island 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, 12/00Public Records: Rhode Island Real Estate: Rhode Island Real Estate Representatives: Road Side America: Rhode Island School Directory: Rhode Island Schools Public Schools Private Schools Soil: Rhode Island - Narragansett Song: Rhode Island's It for Me 50states List Sheet Music words and music by: Charlie HallSports: Rhode Island Teams State Parks: Rhode Island State Quarters: Rhode Island Symbols: RI Symbols Topography: Image Eastern lowlands of Narragansett Basin; western uplands of flat rolling hills.Travel: Rhode Island Travel Tree: RedMaple Acer rubrum Unclaimed Funds: Rhode Island Vacation Rentals: Rhode Island Vacation Rentals Veteran Affairs: Bristol, Rhode Island Military Links Vital Records: Rhode Island Vital Records Weather: Providence, Green State Airport White Pages: Rhode Island White Pages Yellow Pages: Rhode Island Yellow Pages Zip Codes: Rhode Island Zip Codes