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  1. Year of Admission: 1790
  2. Order of Admission: 13th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1843
  4. Capital: Providence
  5. Population: 987,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 1,045 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 947.2 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Little Rhody, Ocean State
  9. Motto: Hope
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 50
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 100
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 2
  15. Main Industries: Manufacturing, machinery, textiles, electronics
  16. Major Natural Resources: westerly granite, sand, gravel