The Charming Smile of Edward is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Gabe Escobar with a fair hand, and notable for its closed borders, complete lack of prisons, and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 9.597 billion Edwardians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 20.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Edwardian economy, worth 591 trillion rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, Information Technology, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 61,676 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The media have begun calling the government treasury "Gabe Escobar's stash", the military perceives nations hit by natural disasters as "easy pickings", veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days, and farmers sing lullabies to soothe their livestock to sleep. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Edward's national animal is the squirrel, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Edward is ranked 102,745^th in the world and 7^th in Sky Haven for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,021.16 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.