RRRaskolnikov
Goldfish
Personally i see 6 cities only with that spot behind Ghandi. We might get some on islands although personally i would not be so sure evil mapmakers would make that so easy. [I mean i would not expect to get to ten cities pre nukes.] Worst thing we might start seeing AI borders on these 'islands' before we have any unit to scout them.
Got your point... though until we actually explore the east, this is speculation... and I am not so sure about the evilness of the mapmakers... perhaps this game is made to attract the most people, not just for the masochist part (the biggest?

I think we can wait for the end of Babybluepant's turns to discuss more about this (perhaps with new info).
Cheers