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
Dipa	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil
Sime	-	Macedonian
Rossi	[rəu'si:]
William	['wiljəm]
Sauli	SOW-lee	Finnish
Nona (2)	-	English, Ancient Roman (Rare)