Ratification or Admission:  May 29, 1790 (13th)
Present Constitution Adopted:  1843
State Abbreviation:  RI
State Capital:  Providence
Largest City - Population:  Providence
Origin of the Name:  Possibly from the Greek island of Rhodes or from the Dutch for “red island”
State Motto:  “Hope”
State Nickname:  The Ocean State
State Song:  “Rhode Island” | Lyrics & Music: T. Clarke Brown
State Animal:  None
State Bird:  Rhode Island Red
State Fish:  Striped bass
State Flower:  Violet
State Fruit:  Rhode Island greening apple
State Gemstone:  None
State Insect:  American Burying Beetle
State Mineral:  Bowenite
State Tree:  Red Maple
State Flag:  Placed on a white field the Rhode Island flag features a circle of thirteen gold stars representing the first thirteen states. The stars surround a gold ship’s anchor. Rhode Island’s state motto ” Hope” is on a blue ribbon below the anchor. The colors of the flag go back to colonial times and the original establishment of Rhode Island under King Charles of II of England.

Economy

AGRICULTURE:
apples, chickens, eggs, potatoes.

MINING:
sand, stone.

MANUFACTURING:
electronics, jewelry, machinery, metal, textiles.

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