It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh least populous, but it is also the second most densely populated. Rhode Island is bordered by Connecticut to the west, Massachusetts to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. It also shares a small maritime border with New York. Providence is the state capital and most populous city in Rhode Island.

• Population: 1,097,379
• Area: 1,545 sq mi
• Capital: Providence
• Largest City: Providence
• Date of Admisson: May 29, 1790
• Number of Representatives: 2
• Number of Counties: 5

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