Nickname: The Ocean State Population: 1,000,000 (43rd) Area: 1545 sq miles (50th) Birthplace: Irvine R Levine & Hazard Perry Tourism: 800.556.2484 Road Conditions: 800.354.9595 A says: A little-known fact about Rhode Island is that it is home to the best kinko's in the world. The folks that work there are fantastic, the facilites are nice, the parking lot is great. See how important perspective is? B says: Home to the Gravity Games. We missed this years event by less than a week, but the locals filled us in on all the happenings. I dug the pride that Rhode Islanders have for their state. It is contagious. For being such a small state, it sure has tons of beautiful coastline with good beach access.