The Powerhouse of Capetola XII is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Sansha with a fair hand, and remarkable for its national health service, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 25.522 billion Capetolians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capetola City. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Capetolian economy, worth a remarkable 4,872 trillion Westers a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 190,931 Westers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes, ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions, and gigantic marble churches take up almost half the land area of small villages. Crime is totally unknown. Capetola XII's national animal is the Deathcharger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Hedonism.

Capetola XII is ranked 220,116^th in the world and 10^th in Region Inc for Most Primitive, scoring -415.68 on the Scary Big Number Scale.