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ABOUT RHODE ISLAND:
The Smallest State In The United States is
the State of Rhode Island, measuring only 1045 square miles. The
second smallest state in the U.S., Delaware, is 1954, making it
almost twice the size of Rhode Island. If the District of
Columbia were made a state, it would be the smallest state in
the United States, with only 61 square miles, just one square
mile smaller than the country of Liechtenstein. The Vatican
measures 0.2 square miles, and counts as the smallest
independent state in the world. The Sovereign Military Order of
Malta, which may or may not be a the smallest independent state,
depending on different interpretations of international law of
what constitutes an independent state, is the size of a single
building in downtown Rome.
The Smallest State's Nickname
The State of Rhode Island is called "The Ocean
State". This is because of its ties to navel history, and
the fact that not a single part of the state lies more than 30
miles from salt water. Narragansett Bay comes up through the
middle of the state, splitting the state in half.
The Smallest State's Islands
There are numerous islands in the State of Rhode Island. The
largest is "Rhode Island", or more properly "Adquidneck
Island". This is the location of the city of Newport (with
its famous mansions) and the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth.
In the middle of Narragansett Bay is Jamestown Island. Block
Island is renouned for its beaches, and sits 12 miles off the
State of Rhode Island's mainland in the Atlantic Ocean. If you
find a map of the area, you'll see it off the eastern tip of New
York's Long Island. Other islands in the State of Rhode Island
include Hope, Prudence, and Dispair islands.
The Smallest State's Population
In 2003, the State of Rhode Island was home to 1,076,164
people.
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