Indicates a state of reality.
Indicative verbs state what is going on at that moment, or what could very possibly happen.
e.g "I run through the forest".
It is full of his peculiar verisimilitude and has all the interest of Anson's or Dampier's voyages, with a charm of style superior to even that of the latter.
The correct answer would be the third option, prosperous. This means it's successful and doing well :)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the most beautiful <u>capital</u> of the world. State legislators meet in their state's <u>capitol</u> building to discuss and create laws.