# Outline of Rhode Island

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to the U.S. State of Rhode Island:

## General reference

* Names
** Common name: Rhode Island
*** Pronunciation: /roʊd ˈaɪlɪnd/
** Official name: State of Rhode Island
** Abbreviations and name codes
*** Postal symbol: RI
*** ISO 3166-2 code: US-RI
*** Internet second-level domain: .ri.us
** Nicknames
*** Little Rhody
*** Ocean State (currently used on license plates)
* Adjectival: Rhode Island
* Demonym: Rhode Islander

## Geography of Rhode Island

Geography of Rhode Island
* Rhode Island is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
* Location
** Northern hemisphere
** Western hemisphere
*** Americas
**** North America
***** Anglo America
***** Northern America
****** United States of America
******* Contiguous United States
******** Eastern United States
********* East Coast of the United States
********** Northeastern United States
*********** New England
********** Northeast megalopolis
* Population of Rhode Island: 1,052,567 (2010 U.S. Census)
* Area of Rhode Island:
* Atlas of Rhode Island

### Places in Rhode Island

* Historic places in Rhode Island
** National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island
** National Register of Historic Places listings in Rhode Island
*** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
* National Natural Landmarks in Rhode Island
* State parks in Rhode Island

### Environment of Rhode Island

* Climate of Rhode Island
* Protected areas in Rhode Island
** State forests of Rhode Island
* Superfund sites in Rhode Island

#### Natural geographic features of Rhode Island

* Lakes of Rhode Island
* Rivers of Rhode Island

### Demography of Rhode Island

Demographics of Rhode Island

## Government and politics of Rhode Island

Politics of Rhode Island
* Form of government: U.S. state government
* United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island
* Rhode Island State Capitol
* Political party strength in Rhode Island

### Branches of the government of Rhode Island

Government of Rhode Island

#### Executive branch of the government of Rhode Island

* Governor of Rhode Island
** Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
** Secretary of State of Rhode Island
* State departments
** Rhode Island Department of Transportation

#### Legislative branch of the government of Rhode Island

* Rhode Island General Assembly (bicameral)
** Upper house: Rhode Island Senate
** Lower house: Rhode Island House of Representatives

#### Judicial branch of the government of Rhode Island

Courts of Rhode Island
* Supreme Court of Rhode Island

### Law and order in Rhode Island

Law of Rhode Island
* Cannabis in Rhode Island
* Capital punishment in Rhode Island
* Constitution of Rhode Island
* Crime in Rhode Island
* Gun laws in Rhode Island
* Law enforcement in Rhode Island
** Law enforcement agencies in Rhode Island
*** Rhode Island State Police
** Prisons in Rhode Island
* Same-sex marriage in Rhode Island

### Military in Rhode Island

* Rhode Island Air National Guard
* Rhode Island Army National Guard

### Local government in Rhode Island

Local government in Rhode Island

## History of Rhode Island

History of Rhode Island

### History of Rhode Island, by period

* Indigenous peoples
* English Colony of Providence, 1636–1644
* English Colonies of Rhode Island, 1638–1644
** Portsmouth Compact, 1638
* English Colony of Providence Plantations, 1644–1663
** History of slavery in Rhode Island
* English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1663–1686
** King Philip's War, 1675–1676
* English Dominion of New-England in America, 1686–1689
* English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1689–1707
* British Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1707–1776
** King George's War, 1740–1748
*** Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748
** French and Indian War, 1754–1763
*** Treaty of Paris of 1763
* American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
** Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
* State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations since 1776
** Rhode Island declares its independence from the United Kingdom, May 4, 1776
** United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
*** Fourth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed July 9, 1778
** Thirteenth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on May 29, 1790
** War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
*** Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
** Dorr Rebellion, 1841–1842
** Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
** American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
*** Rhode Island in the American Civil War

### History of Rhode Island, by region
#### By municipality

* History of Burrillville
* History of Newport
* History of Providence

### History of Rhode Island, by subject

* List of Rhode Island state legislatures

## Culture of Rhode Island

Culture of Rhode Island
* Cuisine of Rhode Island
* Museums in Rhode Island
* Religion in Rhode Island
** Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
* Scouting in Rhode Island
* State symbols of Rhode Island
** Flag of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
** Seal of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

### The arts in Rhode Island

* Music of Rhode Island

### Sports in Rhode Island

Sports in Rhode Island

## Economy and infrastructure of Rhode Island

Economy of Rhode Island
* Communications in Rhode Island
** Newspapers in Rhode Island
** Radio stations in Rhode Island
** Television stations in Rhode Island
* Health care in Rhode Island
** Hospitals in Rhode Island
* Transportation in Rhode Island
** Airports in Rhode Island

## Education in Rhode Island

Education in Rhode Island
* Schools in Rhode Island
** School districts in Rhode Island
*** High schools in Rhode Island
** Colleges and universities in Rhode Island
*** University of Rhode Island
*** Brown University