The Republic of Capybara Army 16 is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 9 million Capybara Army 16ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Capybara Army 16ian economy, worth 101 billion aaaas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 11,300 aaaas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, military spending recently hit a new high, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, and blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Capybara Army 16's national animal is the aaa, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Capybara Army 16 is ranked 28,841^st in the world and 1^st in Capybara HQ for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 73.67 Effective Tax Rate.