Yes, it was the same province (Sápmi, which allows for Type 4 government).
One thing I noticed is that the AI - unlike the human player - can build allied governments in "mixed" regions, which is illogical from a historical point of view, and can only be understood as a means of difficulty balancing IMO. I just hope this doesn't apply to ports. If it did, I would be glad for someone to show me how to change this.
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