+ Body:

< 57 countries/territories>
Comments:
regions:
Ottoman Empire = 3 (Syria,Armenia,Smyrna,Ankara,Constantinopole)
Russian Empire = 6 (Stevastopol,Ukraine,Warsaw,Livonia,Moscow,St.Petesburg,Finland)
Austria-Hungary = 6 (Trieste,Budapest,Vienna,Galicia,Tyrolia,Bohemia)
Kingdom of Italy = 5 (Napoli,Apulia,Roma,Tuscany,Venezia,Piemonte)
German Empire = 6 (Munich,Silesia,Ruhr,Kiel,Berlin,Prussia)
France = 5 (Marseilles,Gascony,Burgundy,Paris,Brest,Picardy)
British Empire = 3 (London,Wales,York,Liverpool,Clyde,Edinburgh,Ireland)
i used the following formula to calcute the values of regions:
(number of territories) / 2 + 1 for each border with another empire
in ex. Ottoman empire consists of 5 territories and is surrounded by:
5 / 2 + 1 = 3.5 so we take 3 etc.
note: - iceland, siberia and switzerland should be neutral countries and thus unplayable
- other countries can be captured but produce no special bonuses
water-connections:
Livonia-Sweden
Edinburgh-Norway
Belgium-London
Spain-Nth Africa
Tunisia-Napoli
Apulia-Albania
Ireland-Liverpool
Sweden-Danemark