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A "banana republic" is a political science term describing a country with an unstable government, often characterized by frequent changes in leadership or weak democratic institutions. The term matters because it highlights how political instability can undermine a nation's ability to govern effectively and develop economically.
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香蕉共和國（英語：Banana Republic）是某一種政治及经济体系的貶稱，特別指那些擁有廣泛貪污和有強大外國勢力（常指美國）介入及間接支配之傀儡國家，名字的由來是這種國家通常是依賴出口如香蕉、可可、咖啡等的经济作物。有關形容詞也應用於具裙帶資本主義色彩的資本主義國家，而在特定語境中，專指美國（政府與企業家）在中南美洲操控的被保護國和傀儡政權。
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