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
Mihaela	mee-hah-YE-lah (Romanian), mee-HAH-el-ah (Croatian)	Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Naoko	nah-o-ko	Japanese
Regulus	-	Ancient Roman
Vellamo	-	Finnish Mythology
Jyrki	YUYR-kee	Finnish
Zahra	-	Arabic, Persian