Rhode Island Information
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as
Rhode Island, is a state in the New England region of the United States. It
is the smallest U.S. state by area. Rhode Island borders Connecticut to the
west, Massachusetts to the north and east, and shares a water boundary
with New York's Long Island to the southwest..
Rhode Island's official nickname is "The Ocean State", a reference to the
state's geography, as nearly one tenth of the state's inland area is covered
by salt water.
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