Show little rhody little rhody the official name dame of 0 which Is the state of rhode island and providence plantations Is known to every ever school child as the smallest smalle gt state in the union her smallness however applies only to her area something which after all Is beyond the control of her people the area of the state la is 1300 square miles only 1067 of which ts Is land the rest Is water her greatest length north and south Is 48 miles and the greatest width east and west Is only 37 miles yet she Is the most densely populated state in the union and add has more people w within her borders than 11 of her sister states providence the capital Is the second largest city in new england |