The Infection of Edgemaster is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Haruhi Suzumiya with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 45.926 billion Burst Linkians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry is also considered important, while Environment and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Seireitei. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Burst Linkian economy, worth an astonishing 37,511 trillion Gils a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is a breathtaking 816,785 Gils, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,896,268 per year while the poor average 166,156, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Colonies are told they'll get their sovereignty back when they finish supper, exterminator companies deploy nerve gas in turf wars, record executives compete over space on buskers' setlists, and mathematics majors learn about new ways to model their crushing debt. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Edgemaster's national animal is the Hollow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Haruhiism.

Edgemaster is ranked 3,606^th in the world and 2^nd in Capitalist Paradise for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 15,850.66 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.