Rhode Island

Rhode Island is a state in the New Ingland region o the Unitit States. It is the smawest state in aurie, the seivent least populous, an is the seicont maist densely populatit. It haes the langest offeecial name o ony state. Rhode Island is mairchit bi Connecticut tae the west, Massachusetts tae the north an east, an the Atlantic Ocean tae the sooth via Rhode Island Soond an Block Island Soond. It an aw shares a smaw maritime border wi New York.^[6] Providence is the state caipital an maist populous ceety in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island
State
State of Rhode Island
Banner Seal
Eik-name(s):  The Ocean State Little Rhody[1]
Motto(s):  Hope
Anthem: "Rhode Island's It for Me"
Map o the Unitit States wi Rhode Island hielichted
Kintra	Unitit States
Afore stateheid	Colony o Rhode Island an Providence Plantations
Admittit tae the Union	29 Mey 1790 (13t)
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Providence
Lairgest ceety	caipital
Lairgest metro	Greater Providence
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Gina Raimondo (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Daniel McKee (D)
Legislatur	Rhode Island General Assemmly
• Upper hoose	Senate
• Lawer hoose	Hoose o Representatives
Judiciar	Rhode Island Supreme Coort
U.S. senators	Jack Reed (D) Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
U.S. Hoose delegation	1: David Cicilline (D) 2: James Langevin (D) (leet)
Area
• Total	3,144 km2 (1,214[a][2] sq mi)
• Laund	2,707 km2 (1,045 sq mi)
• Water	438 km2 (169 sq mi)  13.9%
Area rank	50t
Dimensions
• Length	77 km (48 mi)
• Width	60 km (37 mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation (Jerimoth Hill[3][4])	247 m (812 ft)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean[3])	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	1,059,361
• Rank	44t
• Density	388/km2 (1006/sq mi)
• Density rank	2nt
• Median hooseaud income	$63870[5]
• Income rank	16t
Demonym(s)	Rhode Islander
Leid
• Offeecial leid	De jure: Nane De facto: Inglis
Time zone	UTC-05:00 (Eastren)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	RI
ISO 3166 code	US-RI
Trad. abbreviation	R.I.
Latitude	41° 09′ N tae 42° 01′ N
Longitude	71° 07′ W tae 71° 53′ W
Website	www.ri.gov
approximately 776,957 acres

On 4 Mey 1776, the Colony o Rhode Island wis the first o the Thirteen Colonies tae renoonce its allegiance tae the Breetish Croun,^[7] an it wis the fowert amang the newly independent states tae ratifee the Airticles o Confederation on 9 Februar 1778.^[8] The state boycottit the 1787 convention that drew up the Unitit States Constitution^[9] an ineetially refuised tae ratifee it;^[10] it wis the last o the states tae dae sae on Mey 29, 1790.^[11][12]

Rhode Island's offeecial nickname is "The Ocean State", a reference tae the lairge bays an inlets that amoont tae aboot 14 percent o its tot aurie.^[2]