Population 182,911 (2013), large urban district (including Potakit, etc.) 1,630,956 (2013) is United States 37th largest city. Built in 1636, the actual development begins after foreign trade in the 18th century. It is mainly used by machine manufacturing, textile, oil processing, chemistry, rubber and other industries. Jewelry products, tableware use silverware, apparel products are famous. There is a Brown University (US News), 14th place in China), Rhode Island Design Institute (No. 1 No. 1 in the All-American Art, Design Institute) and a Povendes Library with a large number of ancient books and paintings.
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Privodes is one of the earliest industrialized cities in the United States, the metal, machinery, textile, jewelery, silver in the early 19th century The manufacturing industry is very developed, and is still one of the largest jewelery, silverware design and manufacturing centers in the country. In addition, education, health care, finance, transportation, trade, and service industries are also very developed. Because it is the capital of the state, most of the state government is in this office, so the government departments have also contributed a good contribution to the development of the city.
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