FloPinguin ccd0745ad4 Prevent AI from placing ports on small lakes 🚢 (#4429)
## Description:

AI nations were placing ports on small decorative ponds scattered across
maps (Missisipi for example), wasting structure slots on strategically
useless water bodies. This fix adds a water component size check to the
port placement logic so the AI skips lakes that are too small for
meaningful port use. We already had a check for available trade
partners, but trading in small lakes is usually stupid.

**How it works:**
- `ConnectedComponents` now tracks component sizes during its existing
flood-fill (zero extra cost - counts tiles as they're visited)
- `AbstractGraph`, `WaterManager`, and the `Game` interface expose
`getWaterComponentSize(tile)` so callers can query the size of any water
body
- `NationStructureBehavior.randCoastalTileArray()` filters out non-ocean
water components below `MIN_PORT_WATER_COMPONENT_SIZE` (3000 minimap
tiles, ~12000 full-map tiles)
- Ocean tiles bypass the check entirely since they're always large
enough

## Please complete the following:

- [X] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [X] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [X] I have added relevant tests to the test directory

## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:

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OpenFront.io is an online real-time strategy game focused on territorial control and alliance building. Players compete to expand their territory, build structures, and form strategic alliances in various maps based on real-world geography.

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  1. Clone the repository

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