• Names
  • Common name: Rhode Island
    • Pronunciation: /roʊd ˈaɪlɪnd/ ^ⓘ
  • Official name: State of Rhode Island^[1]
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: RI
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-RI
    • Internet second-level domain: .ri.us
  • Nicknames
    • Little Rhody^[2]
    • Ocean State (currently used on license plates)
• Adjectival: Rhode Island
• Demonym: Rhode Islander

Geography of Rhode Island

• Rhode Island is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
  • Western hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              • Eastern United States
                • East Coast of the United States
                  • Northeastern United States
                    • New England
                  • Northeast megalopolis
• Population of Rhode Island: 1,052,567 (2010 U.S. Census^[3])
• Area of Rhode Island:
• Atlas of Rhode Island

Places in Rhode Island edit

• Historic places in Rhode Island
  • National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Rhode Island
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
• National Natural Landmarks in Rhode Island
• State parks in Rhode Island

Environment of Rhode Island edit

• Climate of Rhode Island
• Protected areas in Rhode Island
  • State forests of Rhode Island
• Superfund sites in Rhode Island

Natural geographic features of Rhode Island edit

• Lakes of Rhode Island
• Rivers of Rhode Island

Regions of Rhode Island edit

Demography of Rhode Island edit

Demographics of Rhode Island

Politics of Rhode Island

• Form of government: U.S. state government
• United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island
• Rhode Island State Capitol
• Political party strength in Rhode Island

Branches of the government of Rhode Island edit

Government of Rhode Island

Executive branch of the government of Rhode Island edit

• Governor of Rhode Island
  • Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
  • Secretary of State of Rhode Island
• State departments
  • Rhode Island Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Rhode Island edit

• Rhode Island General Assembly (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Rhode Island Senate
  • Lower house: Rhode Island House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Rhode Island edit

Courts of Rhode Island

• Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Law and order in Rhode Island edit

Law of Rhode Island

• Cannabis in Rhode Island
• Capital punishment in Rhode Island
• Constitution of Rhode Island
• Crime in Rhode Island
• Gun laws in Rhode Island
• Law enforcement in Rhode Island
  • Law enforcement agencies in Rhode Island
    • Rhode Island State Police
  • Prisons in Rhode Island
• Same-sex marriage in Rhode Island

Military in Rhode Island edit

• Rhode Island Air National Guard
• Rhode Island Army National Guard

Local government in Rhode Island edit

Local government in Rhode Island

History of Rhode Island

History of Rhode Island, by period edit

• Indigenous peoples
• English Colony of Providence, 1636–1644
• English Colonies of Rhode Island, 1638–1644
  • Portsmouth Compact, 1638
• English Colony of Providence Plantations, 1644–1663
  • History of slavery in Rhode Island
• English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1663–1686
  • King Philip's War, 1675–1676
• English Dominion of New-England in America, 1686–1689
• English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1689–1707
• British Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1707–1776
  • King George's War, 1740–1748
    • Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748
  • French and Indian War, 1754–1763
    • Treaty of Paris of 1763
• American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  • Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
• State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations since 1776
  • Rhode Island declares its independence from the United Kingdom, May 4, 1776
  • United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
    • Fourth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed July 9, 1778
  • Thirteenth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on May 29, 1790
  • War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
    • Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
  • Dorr Rebellion, 1841–1842
  • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Rhode Island in the American Civil War

History of Rhode Island, by region edit

By municipality edit

• History of Burrillville
• History of Newport
• History of Providence

Culture of Rhode Island

• Cuisine of Rhode Island
• Museums in Rhode Island
• Religion in Rhode Island
  • Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
• Scouting in Rhode Island
• State symbols of Rhode Island
  • Flag of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations  
  • Seal of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations  

The arts in Rhode Island edit

• Music of Rhode Island

Sports in Rhode Island edit

Sports in Rhode Island

Economy of Rhode Island

• Communications in Rhode Island
  • Newspapers in Rhode Island
  • Radio stations in Rhode Island
  • Television stations in Rhode Island
• Health care in Rhode Island
  • Hospitals in Rhode Island
• Transportation in Rhode Island
  • Airports in Rhode Island

Education in Rhode Island

• Schools in Rhode Island
  • School districts in Rhode Island
    • High schools in Rhode Island
  • Colleges and universities in Rhode Island
    • University of Rhode Island
    • Brown University

• Topic overview:
  • Rhode Island
  • Index of Rhode Island-related articles
• All pages with titles beginning with Rhode Island
• All pages with titles containing Rhode Island

  Wikimedia Atlas of Rhode Island