The Infection of Edgemaster is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Haruhi Suzumiya with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, aversion to nipples, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 46.026 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 are ignored. 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 37,628 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 817,539 Gils, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,712,067 per year while the poor average 183,934, a ratio of 14.7 to 1.

Possession of tomato seeds with intent to garden is a criminal offence, government agents scour baking periodicals for subversive recipes, schoolchildren have more trading cards than flash cards in their backpacks, and children high on sugar can often be seen bouncing off walls. 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 332,485^th in the world and 86^th in Capitalist Paradise for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 5.59 on the Kitten Softness Rating.