Having played or playing a few games on goondip and a couple on here I have to say British Columbia, Frozen, and Russia are of first rank and Europe, South Africa, and Oz are of bottom rank.
BC has the best position with Western Russia unable to launch an attack and the North board end it's basically a corner power with access to many neutrals and is in a good alliance position.
US is good too if it can group up
Quebec is a ok position but, if BC knocks then it's a losing battle
Europe is hopeless only UK as a neutral Russia it's natural enemy can knock Europe flat, Africa will be tied up too.
Ghana, Kenya, and Libya are all in strong postions most likily to triple ally.
China and W Russia will fight
Frozen WILL gain all of the continent it's pretty much hopeless for South Africa to resist.
South Africa is in a bad position to fight either Frozen and(!)/or Kenya
Brazil and Argentina must fight or ally within the first year no time to ponder.
Oz is open to attack from Frozen, can't conquer it only deter him while Indonesia is taken with fleets in the north...
Russia is in a good position with Ukr and Sca easy SCs sort of a Germany
Middle East will be hard to a lot really with it's awkard shape. It does have Turkey going for it and no one really wants to fight it.