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State:	Rhode Island
Abbreviation:	RI
Capital:	Providence
Largest City:	Providence
Population:	1048319
Land-Square Miles:	1,045
Land-Square Miles Rank:	50
Highest Point:	Jerimoth Hill, 812 ft.
Governor of Rhode Island:	Donald L. Carcieri
Political Party:	Republican
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	May 29, 1790
State Number:	13th
State Motto:	Hope
State Nickname:	The Ocean State, Plantation State
State Flower:	Violet
StateFlower2:	Viola
State Bird:	Rhode Island Red
State Song:	Rhode Island's It for Me
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	From the Greek Island of Rhodes
Major Industries:	Manufacture of Primary Metals and Metal Fabrication, Jewelry, Silverware and Textiles
Historical Sites:	The Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence
Points Of Interest:	Samuel Slater's Mill in Pawtucket and the General Nathanael Greene Homestead in Coventry and Block Island
Bordering States:	Massachusetts, Connecticut and the Atlantic Ocean