The uninhabited Antarctic institution lived through penguins. One of the smallest economies in the world. Arctic archipelago with more polar bears than people.
Quoting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, it really seems that “nowhere is not safe” from the broadly extensive tariffs of the US President Donald Trump.
Trump rattled markets, producers and more on Wednesday Announcement of the basis of 10 % of tariffs for imports to the United States – and much higher on goods from some places, especially those with high commercial surpluses with states. By enforcing their steep and wide tariffs, analysts suggested that Trump He raised his global order.
But for many observers the most mysterious aspect Trump list It was that it included one of the most distant and the smallest territories and islands in the world. Places that are in some cases largely inhabited by penguins.
Like the islands of Australia and McDonald Islands in the sub-Antarctic region, one of the most distant places on Earth, and which, in accordance with Australian government websitePeople visited only about 242 times from 1855.
“The islands heard and McDonald are completely uninhabited. Population zero. I think we intend to value seagulls?” Wrote Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior member of the American Immigration Council, on X.
With this in mind, here are some of these territories, tariffs they meet – and what they actually export.
Territory of the British Indian Ocean: 10%
The territory of the British Indian Ocean is an archipelago of 58 islands covering about 640,000 square kilometers of the ocean, about halfway between East Africa and Indonesia.
This is not a tourist place. Access is limited and you need a permission to travel, according to Territory site. There is no permanent population, but about 3,000 military staff of the USA and Great Britain and civil contractors live on the island of Diego Garcia, as CIA factbook.
According to the American office of the universal census, its import in the US amounted to about USD 462,500 in 2024. His best goods were computer and electronic products, followed by products of farm animals and farm animals.
According to the CIA FactBook, the entire economic activity focuses on Diego Garcia, where “construction projects and various services needed to support military installations are performed by military and contract employees from Great Britain, Mauritius, the Philippines and the USA.”
Islands heard and McDonald: 10%
The islands listened to and McDonald on the distant Antarctica together form uninhabited Australian territory. Most often, the sterile islands between Madagascar and Antarcticia have two active volcanoes and can only be reached by sea.
“Due to the extreme insulation … With persistently difficult weather and sea conditions, human activities in the region were and remained limited,” says the Australian government. Antarctic program website.
And yet, for reasons not immediately, the US import by uninhabited islands amounted to USD 13,590 in 2024, according to the American office of the universal census. This consisted mainly of electrical devices and devices, computer and electronic programs and transport equipment.
AND Report at The Guardian He suggests that some data for these islands and the island of Norfolk may come from incorrectly excellent shipments.
CIA factbook He does not mention any economic activity in the Islands and islands of McDonald, saying that they are “lived by a large number of species of birds, seals and penguins” and that “the islands are used primarily for research, with limited fishing allowed in the surrounding waters.”
Mutual tariffs of US President Donald Trump were described as “meticulously planned”, but the goals of the Lesotho African nation are taken among the goals, a house on the island for the American air base and the islands of Australia Island and McDonald Islands – where the majority of residents are Pegiina.
Norfolk Island: 29%
Norfolk Island in the Pacific, another Australian territory, with a population of about 2,000 people, received more serious tariff treatment.
In his calculations, Trump's administration claims that there were British accusations of a 58 percent of the tariffs on the USA – and responded with a tariff of 29 percent on an island, whose economy revolves around tourism. It's about 1600 kilometers east of Sydney.
The administrator of the island Norfolk George Plant, a representative of the Australian government, looked at him.
“To my knowledge, we don't export anything to the United States,” said The Associated Press. “We don't download tariffs for anything. I can't think about any non -tariff barriers that would be in place, so we're scratching our heads here.”
According to the American universal list, their import in the US in 2024 was around USD 191,000 USD. The vast majority of them were in the category called “Returned goods”, i.e. goods sent back after being imported to the USA, otherwise it was mainly transport equipment (USD 25,000) and computer and electronic products (USD 14,770).
. CIA factbook He says that the territory economy is about high income, with key industries of tourism and re -export.
The island of Norfolk, the external territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, was affected by 29 % tariffs by US President Donald Trump, although he did not have known exports to the States. Jesse Schiller and Rachel Evans, two Canadians who run a company on the island, explain how they react to the tariff.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen: 10%
Jan Mayen is a small Arctic island, probably with more polar bears than people. CIA factbook He describes this as “abandoned” and “sterile”.
The only inhabitants of Jan Mayen, part of Norway since 1930, are the staff of the Norwegian army and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Island – 600 kilometers northeast of Iceland – is partly covered by glaciers.
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Almost 3,000 people live there, most of them in the world's most extended urban community, Longyearbyen, according to Svalbard tourism site.
Both regions are currently in the face of 10 percent of tariffs. According to the American universal list, their import in the US in 2024 was slightly below USD 42,000.
According to CIA factbookThe Svalbard economy, largely consists of coal, tourism and research extraction, a key whaling and fishing base, and is also a home for a global seed vault. The FactBook does not mention anything for Jan Mayen's economy, saying that “from time to time only SEAL hunters and trappers had been visited from time to time.”
Tonki: 10%
This nation consists of three tropical coral islands and is home to 1,500 people in a total area of 10 square kilometers.
One of the smallest economies in the southern Pacific, Tokelu will survive in agriculture, fishing and financing from New Zealand, which counts on the islands as one of its territories.
According to the American universal list, their import in the US in 2024 was 177,600 USD. Almost all of this was in the category called “other special classification recipes” or items that do not match other categories. . CIA factbook Most of the exports of Tokelu are cars, telephones, clothing, iron fasteners and fabrics. The US is not mentioned as one of the main trading partners.
According to Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce websiteTokelu has one of the smallest economies in the world, and its main sources of income are the sale of copra (dried coconut products), postage stamps, souvenir coins, handicrafts and the message of the transfer of relatives in New Zealand.
Cocos Islands (Keeling): 10%
Another Australian territory, these 27 coral islands are located in the Indian Ocean between Australia and Indonesia and constitute about 14 square kilometers. According to about 593 people, in accordance with CIA factbook.
His economy is largely based on agriculture (such as bananas, pawpaws and coconuts), tourist products and copies.
According to a small set of islands, its US imports were higher at the level of about $ 1.1 million, according to the American office of the universal census. The largest category was “returned goods”, followed by computer and electronic products as well as transport equipment.
CIA FactBook says that the islands send 31 percent of their exports – ships – to the USA