Lammas Day, 1 August, was an important day in the calendar, but for Shakespeare-lovers Lammas Eve, 31 July, is the more significant because it was the day of Juliet’s birth
Unstable ... or under the rule of a dictator ... or both.
The idea of the term "banana republic" is that the small nation is economically dependent on one product (such as bananas) and is typically not truly a "republic." The term "banana republic" was introduced in 1901 by American author O.Henry to describe Honduras and other Latin American countries that were being exploited by corporations like the United Fruit Company.
