It seems more and more probable that MTW 2 will allow adding up to 30 faction.
This way we could add 9 more ( rebels probably won't take any space, but Pope who is very useful in PMTW 2 as well takes this space).

So the question is what factions should we add.

Maybe

1. Wallachia/Moldavia,

2.Circassia,

3.Saxony,

4.Brandenburg,

5.Bavaria,

6. Florence,

7.Barbary States,

8.Afghanistan,

9.Iroquis Federation(it was founded in 1570)

+ space left by removing some italian and german states would be taken by

- Genoa,

- The Knights of St.John

OR do you think that we could replace some of those with Georgia, Portugal, Ireland and Palatinate ??