Rhode Island, United States

Rhode Island, United States

Country USA
Capital city Providence
Area 3140 km²
Population 1,098,163 people (2020)
350 people/km²
Governor Dan McKee (D)
Official site www.ri.gov
Rhode Island

Rhode Island (in English: Rhode Island, officially State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) is the smallest state in the USA, whose zip code is RI, and the capital is Providence. Rhode Island has a population of 1,050,788. (2008) Rhode Island has an area of ​​4,003 km², of which 2,707 km² is land and 1,296 km² (32.4%) is water.

Cities

  • East Providence
  • Newport
  • Providence
  • Central Falls
  • Warwick

Counties

According to Countryaah, Rhode Island consists of 5 counties. They are:

  1. Bristol
  2. Washington
  3. Kent
  4. Newport
  5. Providence

Providence

Country USA
State Rhode Island
Area 53.2 km²
Highness height 23 m
Population 178,042 people (2010)
3,347 people/km²
Founding 1636
ZIP code 02901–02912, 02918, 02919, 02940, 2901, 2902, 2906, 2908, 2912
Telephone code 401
Official site www.providenceri.gov
Providence

Providence is the capital and largest city of the state of Rhode Island in the United States of America.

It has a population of about 177,000 (2005) and a total area of ​​53.2 km² (20.5 mi²). The city is located in Providence County of the same name. It is the second most populous city in New England after Boston.

Providence was founded by English theologian Roger Williams, co-founder of the Rhode Island Colony. Today, the city is the economic, cultural and political center of the state of Rhode Island.

Rhode Island, United States

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