|
| Capital
City: |
Providence |
| Location: |
41.82195 N, 071.41973 W |
| Area: |
1,545 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
990,000 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
May 29th, 1790; 13th State |
| Song: |
Rhode Island it's for me |
| words & music by: Charlie Hall |
| Nickname: |
The Ocean State |
| Origin of states name: |
Possibly named in honor of the Greek Island |
| of Rhodes |
| Time
zone: |
Eastern |
| Other Cities: |
Warwick, Newport, Cranston; |
| Border
States: |
Connecticut,
Massachusetts, New York; |
| Geographic Center: |
Kent, 1 mile south-southwest of Crompton. |
| Coastline: |
40 miles |
| Highest Point: |
Jerimoth Hill, 812 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Nursery stock, vegetables, dairy
products, eggs; |
| Industry: |
Fashion jewelry, metal products, machinery, tourism; |
| National
Park: |
none |
| Topography: |
Eastern lowlands of Narragansett Basin; western upland |
| of flat rolling hills; |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 67 to 71 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 28 to 32 |
| Flower: |
Violet |
| Tree: |
Red Maple |
| Newspapers: |
Providence
Journal |
| Attractions: |
Rhode
Island Attractions. Roadside America |
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