Rhode Island, off. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, state on the Atlantic coast of New England, USA; 3189 km2, 1.05 million population (2010), of which 81% are white. The capital and largest city is Providence. Joined the Constitution in 1790 as the 13th state; nicknames: The Ocean State and Little Rhody. COUNTRYAAH.COM: […]