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State highways in Rhode Island are signed with a standard square shield (for 2-digit routes) or a rectangular shield (for 3-digit routes), with black digits on a white background. The state initials of R.I. are placed above the number, as seen in the adjacent picture.
Rhode Island ports are handled by the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, airports in Rhode Island are overseen by the subsidiary R.I. Airport Corporation, [5] and passenger train service is operated by Amtrak (a federal semi-public corporation) and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (a state agency of Massachusetts).
Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. [8]
With an estimated population of 1,622,520, exceeding that of Rhode Island by slightly over 60%, the Providence MSA is the 38th largest metropolitan area in the United States. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The MSA covers all of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts , with an average population density of 2300 per mi 2 (888 per km 2 ).
Flag of Rhode Island: 1640 (originally) 1916 (formally) Motto: Hope: Hope: 1664 Nickname: The Ocean State Little Rhody The Plantation State: The Ocean State Little Rhody The Plantation State: 1971 Seal: Seal of Rhode Island: 1644 Slogan: Unwind: Unwind: 2000 Coat of Arms: Coat of Arms of Rhode Island: 1822
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