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State Capital: Providence
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Admission to Statehood:
May 29, 1790
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State Bird: Rhode Island Red - The Rhode Island state bird, the Rhode Island Red, is a domestic bird (chicken)
and therefore has no place in Audubon's Birds of America, which is comprised
exclusively of wild birds native to North America.
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Economy-
- Agriculture: Nursery stock, vegetables, dairy products, eggs.
- Industry: Fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, machinery, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, tourism.
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State Flag: Placed on a white field is a circle of thirteen gold stars representing the first thirteen states. The stars surround a gold ship's anchor. The states motto " Hope" is on a blue ribbon below the anchor.
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Highest Point: Jerimoth Hill; 812 feet, 46th
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Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; Atlantic Ocean, sea level, 3rd
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State Nickname: The Ocean State
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