{"id":845,"date":"2017-05-12T17:30:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=845"},"modified":"2024-01-24T07:14:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T11:14:31","slug":"smallest-state-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/united-states\/smallest-state-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Smallest State in USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Map of USA highlighting the smallest state in USA – Rhode Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is the Smallest State in the United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Take a look at the American flag. The fifty stars in the flag represent the fifty states that are now part of the federal union. The thirteen stripes represent the thirteen original colonies that declared their independence from Britain to form the <\/span>United States<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>Rhode Island<\/span> was one of these 13 colonies and is now the smallest of the 50 states (by area). If you want to know about the largest, check out: <\/span>Largest State in USA<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Small is Rhode Island<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To give us a better idea of the size of Rhode Island, let us look at a few comparisons. Rhode Island is roughly the same size as <\/span>Yosemite National Park<\/span><\/a> of <\/span>California<\/span><\/a>. The smallest state of the US thus is nearly twice the size of <\/span>London<\/span><\/a> and almost the same size as <\/span>Samoa<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>Luxembourg<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

5 Smallest States of USA – By Area<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 5 smallest states of the USA by area are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Rhode Island<\/strong><\/a> –\u00a0 1,544 sq. miles<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Delaware<\/strong><\/a> – 2,489 sq. miles<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Connecticut<\/strong><\/a> – 5,543 sq. miles<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. New Jersey<\/strong><\/a> – 8,722 sq. miles<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Hawaii<\/strong><\/a> – 10,970 sq. miles<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n