A term coined as such because most of those countries are in geographical regions where bananas are grown.

Geeeezzzz! Most lefties think it's a dildo.

What Is a Banana Republic? Explanation and Examples By Mary Gormandy White, M.A. , Staff Writer Updated August 23, 2022 bananas in transit in green container

Like much of modern capitalism, the term banana republic came to be in the early 20th century. Writer O. Henry first used the term in a 1901 short story called "The Admiral," published in his 1904 book Cabbages and Kings.

While banana republic used to be a commonplace term in political science, it’s considered derogatory today.

As the term banana republic has evolved in the last century, it is no longer limited to countries in Central America or the tropics. Key characteristics of a banana republic in the modern world include:

widespread government corruption
tyrannical government
unstable government
civil unrest
coup attempts/insurgency
economic dependency on exporting a limited natural resource (which may or may not be bananas)
infrastructure owned/supported by out-of-country interests
overall economic dependency on foreign investment or business entities
widespread poverty
enormous gap between the ruling class and the working class (no middle class)..

.The United States of America, certainly,.but could also pertain to many other Countries, where monkeys are running the govt,& thats most of them,

I love Monkeys and its so sad to see when they get old, they start tripping over on the steps,.fall off their bikes,they forget everything, they go around sniffing other little girl monkeys haiir & get lost and the other monkeys have to point the right way,.,.oh wait,! .thats Joe Biden,.my appologies,. syonara,,.