a banana republic

(informal)

a small, poor country with a weak or dishonest government People fear that the country will become a banana republic if the economy doesn't pick up.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hildegard	HIL-de-gahrt (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Anzhelina	-	Russian
Vanja	-	Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ruben	RUY-bən (Dutch)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Armenian, Biblical Latin
Abhijeet	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Chiyoko	chee-yo-ko	Japanese