The Colony of Capitol Heights is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its pith helmet sales and devotion to social welfare. The hard-working, democratic population of 266 million Capitol Heightsians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.6%.

The strong Capitol Heightsian economy, worth 19.8 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 74,303 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused, Leader's webseries about the alleged hauntings of Capitol Heights City generates millions of views, Leader is too busy listening to praise to get any work done, and the mining industry has taken a hit from tighter environmental regulations. Crime is totally unknown. Capitol Heights's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Capitol Heights is ranked 179,456^th in the world and 1^st in The Region of Beginners Luck for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 425.07 on the Societal Mobility Rating.