OCEAN STATE AREA: 3,140 sq km (1,212 sq mi).
POPULATION: 997,000.
CAPITAL: Providence, pop. 155,400.
ECONOMY:Industry: fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, machinery, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, tourism. Agriculture: nursery stock, vegetables, dairy products, eggs.
PCI: $22,250.
ADMISSION: 13th of 13 original states.
This smallest state is the second most densely populated, after New Jersey. Entrepreneurs in Pawtucket launched New England’s textile industry soon after the American Revolution. Today Rhode Island is known for making silverware and fine jewelry. Providence, a manufacturing center and seaport, lies at the head of Narragansett Bay and is home to one in six Rhode Islanders. Newport is famous for its yacht races, jazz festivals, and oceanside mansions.
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