The United Republic of Ord Caprica is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Oliver Kenway with an even hand, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, parental licensing program, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 14.411 billion Capricans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government prioritizes Education, although Industry, Environment, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ulysses. The average income tax rate is 17.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Caprican economy, worth a remarkable 2,522 trillion Talents a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 175,061 Talents, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling, you can be fired for dyeing grey hairs, and courses in how to boil water are popular for formerly microwave-reliant Capricans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ord Caprica's national animal is the Harpy, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ord Caprica is ranked 18,071^st in the world and 1,109^th in Balder for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,583.96 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.