banana republic

banana republic
   a poor and possibly corrupt country
   A derogatory expression to describe those whose economies may appear to depend on the fruit as a main crop:
    ... meet once a month to hear a lecture on current affairs by a congressman, political science professor, repentant Communist, or the deposed dictator of a banana republic. (Sanders, 1992)

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