Banana Republic
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Banana republic - small country, politically unstable, dependent on limited agriculture, ruled by small, wealthy and corrupt clique.
Coined by O. Henry, the American humorist and short-story writer, with reference to the Honduras. Republic is often a euphemism for dictatorship. Banana implies an easy reliance on basic agriculture and backwardness in the development of modern industrial technology.

Banana republic - small country, politically unstable, dependent on limited agriculture, ruled by small, wealthy and corrupt clique.
Coined by O. Henry, the American humorist and short-story writer, with reference to the Honduras. Republic is often a euphemism for dictatorship. Banana implies an easy reliance on basic agriculture and backwardness in the development of modern industrial technology.