a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
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Examples of banana republic
banana republic
Yet the country remains, if not a banana republic, a juicy, messy mango republic.
From the time.com
Numerous commentators in recent days have compared France to a banana republic.
From the washingtontimes.com
Those places look like something you'd see in a banana republic, which Panama was.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It finally seemed the quintessential banana republic was getting its act together.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
Mauritius is just another banana republic and the judicial system is pathetic.
From the guardian.co.uk
It should be a free and fair election, not the typical banana-republic acclamation.
From the economist.com
Here and there I hear that the US is in danger of becoming a banana republic.
From the swampland.time.com
Carter told Americans not to panic every time leftists overran some banana republic.
From the time.com
Or perhaps a monarchist who would prefer we do not become a banana republic.
From the nbr.co.nz
