The District of Capital Heights is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Liard with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 23.92 billion Districtmen live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.7%.

The strong Capital Heightsian economy, worth a remarkable 1,476 trillion aurums a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 61,715 aurums, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 419,593 per year while the poor average 3,316, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Capital Heights has designated District City as its capital city, Liard has just been declared ruler of Capital Heights in an international press conference, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, and Liard has decreed that one must think of cheese upon reading the word mouse (Capital Heights has found 1 easter egg). Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Capital Heights's national animal is the bovina, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Capital Heights is ranked 292,510^th in the world and 1^st in Capital Heights for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 178.15 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.