Probably gave this too much thought, but it was great fun!
Greatest omission are probably the caliphate (Arabs or the Ottomans). They were cut in the last round in a three-way decision, because I wanted to cater to the Australian market and am a chauvinist pig who wants to include the Netherlands.
Still quite Eurocentric and the gender (in)balance could probably be improved.
1. America Leader: George Washington
2. Blackfoot Confederacy (or Niitsitapi) - Leader: Crowfoot;
3. Britain - Leader: Victoria
4. China - Leader: Wu Zetian
5. Egypt - Leader: Hatshepsut
6. France - Leader: Louis XIV
7. Greece - Leader: Aristides
8. Inca - Leader: Wiraqucha
9. India Leader: Ashoka
10. Japan - Leader: Meiji the Great
11. Mali - Leader: Mansa Musa
12. Mongols Genghis Khan
13. The Netherlands - Leader: Frederick Hendrick of Nassau
14. Noongar - Leader: Yagan
15. Persia - Leader: Khosrow I a.k.a. Anushiruwan
16. Rome - Leader: Hadrian
17. Russia - Leader: Catherine II of Russia
18. Spain - Leader: Isabel and Ferdinand
Deluxe DLCs:
A. Prussia Frederick the Great (+ 7-years War Scenario) market: #5 Germany
B. Aztecs
C. Map pack
D. Other irrelevant DLC
Break down:
The raging Eurocentrism
Africa: 1
Americas: 3
Asia: 4
Middle-East: 2
Europe: 7
Pacific: 1
Age of the leader
Classic Age: 4
Postclassical: 5
Early Modern: 4
Late Modern: 5
Gender:
Female leaders: 3,5
Male leaders: 14,5
Big Civ markets catered for:
Market: USA #1
Market: The UK #2
Market: Canada #3;
Market: Germany #5 (DLC)
Market: France #6
Market: Australia #7
Market: China #8
Market: Japan #13
Market: The Netherlands #14
Market: Spain #18