Need suggestions for start locations on new map...

[Ballbarian]

I was playing around with a new map and when it came to placing valid start locations I quickly became frustrated. Might be that it would make a fair multiplayer/blitz map, but without fair starting locations, well, it would be a wasted effort.

I am attaching the map to this post. It is still a work in progress, but I would appreciate if some experienced players would take a look at it in the map editor and list a suggested number of players and province numbers to make valid start locations. It is a 116 province, all land, wrap around map. I was thinking 6 player, but see what you think.