Thank you for taking time to report errors. I'm assuming you are running under windows with most recent version of game. If not, please clarify.
This is not a universal issue. I cannot replicate the issue and at least several other have not experienced. It is something specific with the game setup for a few people.
So I cannot troubleshoot this, but you could assist if you were to attach to a post the logs found here: C:\Users\User\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\Logs
(only "Lua" and "Database" files needed).
It is most helpful for me if you navigate through as many setup options as possible during game setup before posting the logs. So selecting a faerun map, loading a scenario, entering the Advanced Setup Screen and changing some options there, as well as entering the Select Civilization screen as in your post above.