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    What U.S. state officially has the longest name?

    Question #70077. Asked by CaptBeano. (Aug 26 06 12:09 AM)


    gdec1

    		The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (commonly known as Rhode Island) is the smallest state by land area in the United States, and the state with the longest official name.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island



    Aug 26 06, 12:27 AM
    zbeckabee

    		The State of Rhode Island (ONLY if you count the space)

    otherwise it is a dead tie with:

    The State of Mississippi.

    Aug 26 06, 7:48 AM
    gdec1

    		"The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations"
    is the official name, not just "The State of Rhode Island"

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island

    Aug 26 06, 10:20 AM
    zbeckabee

    		And the official name of Mississippi is "The State of Mississippi and Offical Home of the Hungarian Platypus."

    Aug 26 06, 12:36 PM
    Brainyblonde

    		The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (commonly known as Rhode Island) is the smallest state by land area in the United States, and the state with the longest official name.

    The state's common name, Rhode Island, actually refers to the largest island in Narragansett Bay, also known as Aquidneck Island, on which the city of Newport is located.

    http://www.answers.com/topic/rhode-island


    Aug 26 06, 2:14 PM
    Allergic2Life

    		The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a very long name, and that is the name that is actually used!

    Aug 26 06, 2:50 PM

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