Capital Wasteland is a desolate stretch of land surrounding the ruins of the United States capital city, Washington, D.C.. Largely incapable of sustaining life, the area is nonetheless occupied by a number of communities.
Raider town established in the ruins of an abandoned factory, providing the Capital Wasteland raider tribes with a safe hub of operations and neutral ground.[1]
Fortified, anarchic town in the hear of north-western Capital Wasteland. Despite the lack of a distinct leadership, its strategic location and fortifications helped it emerge as a major caravan stop in the wasteland.[1]
Scientifically-advanced community set up in 2237 within a derelict aircraft carrier beached at the Washington Naval Yard. By 2277 it was the sole supplier of edible foodstuffs in the contaminated Capital Wastes, exchanging them for technology and scientific salvage.[1]
City traded one of the aircraft's fusion power plants to the Brotherhood, to power the Prydwen.