RIRhode Island
Ocean State · Capital: Providence · Northeast (New England)
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Capital
Providence
Largest city
Providence
Population
1–5 million
Area rank
#50 of 50
Admitted
1790
Time zone
Eastern Time
Region
Northeast
Letters
11
Bordering states: Connecticut, Massachusetts.
4 fun facts about Rhode Island
- The smallest US state — you can drive across it in under 45 minutes.
- The state's official name is actually "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" — until 2020 when voters dropped "Providence Plantations".
- Rhode Island has the longest official name of any state and the longest coastline relative to its size.
- The country's first synagogue still in use (Touro Synagogue, 1763) is in Newport, RI.
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