Rhode Island is a small state in the northeastern United States, in the New England region, on the Atlantic coast between Massachusetts and Connecticut. It lies south of Boston and east of Connecticut, with coastline along Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Rhode Island is a U.S. state in New England, the cluster of states in the far northeast of the country. It borders Massachusetts to the north and east, Connecticut to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean (including Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound) to the south.

  • Region: Northeastern United States, New England.
  • Neighbors: Massachusetts (north and east), Connecticut (west), Atlantic Ocean to the south, plus a small maritime border with New York near Long Island and Block Island.
  • Capital city: Providence, located in the northern part of the state.

Rhode Island is also the smallest U.S. state by land area, even though its name makes it sound like just an island.

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