OK, I'll bite:

A) NO Nice to have, but not needed if you got B
B) YES Otherwise, if the game lags players will start dropping.
C) NO Isn't this the same info as A & B?
D) NEUTRAL This is basically the score graphs in numbers
E) YES I like having the most info. in order to decide. This one cuts both ways however, particularly regarding water nations: with no info. you can get stuck with just a lake or a couple seas & you are screwed unless your pretender can teleport to another bunch of seas, but knowledge of a map with many coastal posible locations for capitols gives on the other hand a hefty advantage to the aquatic powers.
F) NO Not needed, do not bury the players with too much info. which might scare away the new blood.
G) YES But only when the game is over.