The Shy Pony of Misty Brightdawn is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 2.151 billion Misty Brightdawnians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 30.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Misty Brightdawnian economy, worth 81.6 trillion Bits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 37,922 Bits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Misty Brightdawn's national animal is the Unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Misty Brightdawn is ranked 151,821^st in the world and 1,053^rd in Europe for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 561.55 on the Gilded Widget Scale.