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{{DES | des = "The phrase banana republic was coined in 1901 by the American writer O. Henry (aka William Sydney Porter), 1862–1910.
In political science, the term banana republic describes a politically unstable country with an economy dependent upon the exportation of a limited-resource product, such as bananas or minerals."  Meaning they are ripe for exploitation by outside economic interests such as the United Fruit Company. | show=}}
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