Nitomia was the homeworld of the Nitomians, and the capital of the Unity of the Core Worlds. The planet served as the cultural, economical, political, administrative, and military center of the entire empire. Though among the Unity's most heavily-populated planets - with over 60% of the planet's land mass occupied by urban cityscapes - it was not the most heavily populated overall; that distinction belonged to Draenum II. Nitomia also served as one of the chief shipyard planets of the Unity, and the heavy damage sustained by the shipyards during the Battle of Nitomia severely damaged the Unity's capability to rebuild its navy.