All the U.S. territories are probably banana republics. None of the territories have any ambition to become more than they are. Independence or statehood should be their aspirations.
Well, with the possible exception of Puerto Rico (where the issue of statehood-versus-territory has been debated for decades), the other territories are simply too small and dependent on US central government handouts to become independent and still maintain anything like their current standard of living. Most of the natives easily recognize this fact and therefore do not agitate for any change in status, only increased handouts. These territories are true xamples of welfare mentality.