The Empire of Mistborn is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Elend with a fair hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.64 billion Mistbornians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, moralistic, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scadrial. The average income tax rate is 9.9%.

The strong Mistbornian economy, worth 248 trillion Metals a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 68,207 Metals, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Open-casket funerals are avoided at all cost, the government has completely eliminated all childcare programs, workers have their fruitcake and eat it too, and janitors and factory workers are often better educated than the bosses they work for. Crime is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Mistborn's national animal is the Skaa, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Church of the Survivor.

Mistborn is ranked 214,818^th in the world and 5,139^th in the Rejected Realms for Nicest Citizens, with 8.23 average smiles per day.