[@Murtox] Khazaria all adds up, even if it is a little min-maxy. Just specify which province your capital is in, and be aware that you are going to suffer from basically having no navy. 

[@SonOfALich] Grimhout looks good, consider yourself accepted. But Murtox just pipped you to yellow, so let me know what colour you want instead. I'll use a light blue as a placeholder. 

We do indeed now have six. If anyone is on the cusp of making the leap and applying, I'm not slamming the door shut just yet, but be aware that I will be starting to fill the rest of the map, and once that is done sometime tomorrow, I'll be pushing on to the next stage.