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[Fallout 3] Why does the Capitol Wasteland has almost no manufacturing capabilities?

It seems like everyone just salvages stuff. Even basic manufacturing equipment like foundries and forges are only found in The Pitt. I'm more surprised that the Enclave and Brotherhood lack any sort of production equipment. Do they also just salvage everything?
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Because it has little in the way of trade resources and a population of only a few hundred. Virtually everyone living in the Capitol Wasteland is primarily focused on subsistence. Likely this has changed in the aftermath of the purifier being activated and the Brotherhood establishing a state there.