商しょう業ぎょう国こく

noun

mercantile nation; trading nation

Refers to a country whose economy is heavily dependent on international trade. Often used in economic or geopolitical contexts.

• 日本にほんは資し源げんが少すくないため、商しょう業ぎょう国こくとして発はっ展てんしてきた。

  Because Japan has few natural resources, it has developed as a trading nation.