<Li> Providence, Rhode Island </Li> <Li> Montpelier, Vermont </Li> <P> The states of New England have a combined area of 71,991.8 square miles (186,458 km), making the region slightly larger than the state of Washington and larger than England . Maine alone constitutes nearly one - half of the total area of New England, yet is only the 39th - largest state, slightly smaller than Indiana . The remaining states are among the smallest in the U.S., including the smallest state--Rhode Island . </P> <P> New England's long rolling hills, mountains, and jagged coastline are glacial landforms resulting from the retreat of ice sheets approximately 18,000 years ago, during the last glacial period . </P>

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