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Rhode Island facts
Rhode Island Facts
State Number of Counties: 5
* Bristol * Kent * Newport * Providence * Washington *
State Largest Cities: Providence, Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket, East Providence, Woonsocket, Coventry, Cumberland, North Providence, West Warwick
More Facts About Rhode Island:
State Flag: Adopted in 1897
State Motto: "Hope"
State Capital: Providence
State Abbreviation: RI
State Name of Residents: Rhode Islanders
Date State Entered the Union: May 29, 1790
State Size: 1,045 square miles
State Song: Rhode Island, It's for Me
State Nick Name: The Ocean State, Little Rhody
State Tree: Red maple
State Flower: Violets
State Bird: Rhode Island Red - this is a type of chicken
State Seashell: Quahog
State Rock: Cumberlandite
State Mineral: Bowenite
State Soil: Narragansett (unofficial)
State Major Rivers: Sakonnet River
State Major Lakes: Scituate Reservoir
State Highest Point: Jerimoth Hill - 812 feet (247 m) above sea level
Bordering States: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York (water border)
State Bordering Body of Water: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic Ocean
State Name Origin: Either named for the Isle of Rhodes located in the Mediterranean Sea or for its red clay - "Rood Eylandt" means Red Island, in Dutch.
State Largest City: Providence
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