The United States of Kaprese is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 227 million Kapreseans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 9.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Kapresean economy, worth 13.4 trillion RTS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,091 RTS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Catherine Gratwick's campaign support is considered seminal, the government believes there is no problem that raising taxes won't fix, men are finding 'she spots' more easily but they can't use them, and a speech a day keeps climate change away. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Kaprese's national animal is the Lion.

Kaprese is ranked 72,913^th in the world and 30^th in Union of Allied States for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,928.18 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.