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.