banana republic

Meaning

Noun

A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.

Origin

in his short story Money Maze, set in the fictional "Anchuria", which was based on his 1896–97 stay in Honduras.

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