hinterland

noun

1. Often hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas.
2. the land lying behind a coastal region.
3. an area or sphere of influence in the unoccupied interior claimed by the state possessing the coast.
4. an inland area supplying goods, especially trade goods, to a port.

noun

1. land lying behind something, esp a coast or the shore of a river
2. remote or undeveloped areas of a country
3. an area located near and dependent on a large city, esp a port