Rhode Island : Demographics
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Facts Origin of State Name: Named for Rhode Island in Narragansett Bay, which was likened to the isle of Rhodes in the Mediterranean Sea.
Nickname: The Ocean State; also, Little Rhody.
Capital: Providence.
County: 5 counties
Location: 41.821N, 71.419W
Entered Union: 29 May 1790 (13th).
Song: "Rhode Island."
Motto: Hope.
Coat of Arms: A golden anchor on a blue field.
Flag: In the center of a white field is a golden anchor and beneath it is a blue ribbon with the state motto in gold letters, all surrounded by a circle of 13 gold stars.
Animal: Quahaug.
Bird: Rhode Island Red.
Flower: Violet.
Tree: Red maple.
Mineral: Bowenite.
Rock: Cumberlandite.
Population: 1,076,189 as on 2005 census
Agriculture: Nursery stock, vegetables, dairy products, eggs.
Industry: Fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, machinery, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, tourism.