Coordinates: 41°42′N 71°30′W / 41.7°N 71.5°W / 41.7;
-71.5Rhode Island (/ËŒroÊŠd -/ (listen), like road), officially the
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the
New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state
by area and the seventh least populous, but it is also the second most
densely populated. The state takes its short name from Rhode Island;
however, most of the state is located on the mainland. The state has
land borders with 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.On May 4, 1776, the Colony of Rhode Island was the first
of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British
Crown, and it was the fourth state to ratify the Articles of
Confederation, doing so on February 9, 1778. The state boycotted the
1787 convention which drew up the United States Constitution and
initially refused to ratify it; it was the last of the original 13
states to do so on May 29, 1790.Rhode Island's official nickname is
"The Ocean State", a reference to the large bays and inlets that
amount to about 14 percent of its total area. Rhode Island Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter