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Rhode Island was one of the Geography and places good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
April 16, 2007	Good article nominee	Listed
July 9, 2008	Good article reassessment	Delisted

A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on May 18, 2011.

Current status: Delisted good article

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Section sizes

Section size for Rhode Island (59 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	12,757	12,757
Name	9	12,339
Origin of the name	5,685	5,685
Changes to the name	6,645	6,645
History	46	27,013
Colonial era: 1636–1770	9,170	9,170
Revolutionary to Civil War period: 1770–1860	11,602	11,602
Civil War	1,188	1,188
Gilded Age	969	969
World War I	1,217	1,217
Growth in the modern era: 1929–present	2,821	2,821
Geography	4,997	11,913
Climate	2,063	2,063
Cities and towns	4,853	4,853
Landmarks	2,978	2,978
Environment	16	5,137
Environmental legislation	4,365	4,365
Environmental monitoring	756	756
Demographics	13,378	23,765
Birth data	4,541	4,541
Religion	4,821	4,821
Native American tribes	1,025	1,025
Economy	12,122	15,886
Largest employers	3,764	3,764
Transportation	74	9,956
Bus	717	717
Ferry	1,824	1,824
Rail	1,627	1,627
Aviation	425	425
Limited access highways	2,268	2,268
Bicycle paths	1,487	1,487
Future	1,534	1,534
Media	42	42
Education	657	1,318
Primary and secondary schools	70	70
Colleges and universities	591	591
Culture	13	31,936
Local accent	1,810	1,810
Food and beverages	3,407	3,407
Rhode Island state symbols	1,164	1,164
In popular culture	2,788	2,788
Notable firsts in Rhode Island	4,182	4,182
Miscellaneous local culture	7,896	7,896
Sports	14	10,676
Professional	6,404	7,499
Current professional teams	606	606
Current semi-professional teams	489	489
Collegiate and amateur sports	3,163	3,163
Government	5,580	5,580
Elections	8,503	8,503
Legislation and taxes	3,585	3,585
Notable people	2,694	2,694
See also	89	89
Explanatory notes	48	48
Citations	238	238
General bibliography	93	3,966
Primary sources	1,421	1,421
Secondary sources	2,452	2,452
External links	2,621	2,621
Total	182,364	182,364

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