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Picturesque Rhode Island was the 13th state in the USA; it became a state on May 29, 1790.
State Abbreviation:RI
State Nickname: The Ocean State, Little Rhody
Capital City: Providence
Area: 1,545 square miles square miles [Rhode Island is the smallest state in the USA]
Population: 1,048,319 (as of 2000) [Rhode Island is the 43rd most populous state in the USA]
Bird: Rhode Island Red
Flower: Violets
Tree: Red maple
Largest Cities: Providence, Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket, East Providence, Woonsocket, Coventry, North Providence, Cumberland, West Warwick
Bordering States: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York (water border)
Bordering Bodies of Water: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic Ocean
Major Rivers: Sakonnet River
Major Lakes: Scituate Reservoir
Highest Point: Jerimoth Hill - 812 feet (247 m) above sea level
Agriculture: Nursery stock, vegetables, dairy products, eggs
Industry: Fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, machinery, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, tourism
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