Statehood:  May 29, 1790 (13^th State)

State song: "Rhode Island, It's for Me" (1996)

State bird: Rhode Island red hen (official) (1954)

State tree: red maple (official) (1964)

State flower: violet (unofficial) (1968)

State Shell: quahog (official);

State Mineral: bowenite (1966);

State Stone: cumberlandite (1966);

State Colors: blue, white, and gold (in state flag)

State soil: Narragansett

State Nickname: The Ocean State , Little Rhody

State Motto: "Hope"

Highest Point: The highest point in Rhode Island is Jerimoth Hill, in Foster, at a mere 812 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Rhode Island is sea level where Rhode Island meets the Atlantic Ocean .

Largest cities: Providence , 176,862; Warwick , 87,233; Cranston , 81,614; Pawtucket , 73,742; East Providence , 49,515; Woonsocket , 44,328; Newport , 25,340; Central Falls , 19,159:

Famous Rhode Islanders: Harry Anderson actor, Newport
George M. Cohan actor, dramatist, Providence
Eddie Dowling actor, stage producer, Woonscocket
Nelson Eddy baritone, actor, Providence
Peter Farrelly writer, director, Cumberland
Jabez Gorham silversmith, Providence
Robert Gray sea captain, Tiverton
Spalding Gray writer, performance artist, Barrington
Bobby Hackett trumpeter, Providence

Population (Quick Facts): 1,067,610: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/44000.html

Official State website:

http://www.ri.gov/

State Legislature:

http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/

Capital of Rhode Island : Providence, RI:

 http://www.providenceri.com/

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.dem.ri.gov/topics/agricult.htm

Economy:

http://www.city-data.com/states/Rhode-Island-Economy.html

Transportation:

http://www.ripta.com/

International Trades:

http://www.riedc.com/riedc/business_services/14/

Natural Resources:

http://www.ri.nrcs.usda.gov/

Maps for the state of Rhode Island:

http://www.mapathon.com/ri.shtml

Rhode Island State Job link:

http://www.dlt.ri.gov/JobsRI/statejobs.htm

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/

Museums:

http://www.visitri.com/current_category.1025/companies_list.html

State Parks:

 http://www.riparks.com/

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/rhodeisland.htm

Zip Codes:

http://www.zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/RI/A.html

State Newspapers: