Rocky outcrops home to polar bears and tiny tropical islands slapped with US tariffs

Tiny Aussie island stumped by Trump’s 29pc tariff: ‘Nowhere on earth is safe’

The island’s authorities were baffled by the harsh announcement.

What Does the US Want From the World’s Smallest Island Nation?

Trade between the US and Nauru is a drop in the bucket of the global economy. That didn’t stop the Trump administration from slapping the country with tariffs.

Penguins and polar bears outnumber people in some tariff-hit territories - National

Tiny tropical islands and remote Arctic outposts with no populations are among the countries and territories that now face at least 10 per cent U.S. tariffs, with some far higher.

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump imposed 10 percent tariffs on the islands of Heard and McDonald, an autonomous archipelago of Australia uninhabited by humans and without economic activity.Trump's taxes would affect seals and penguins?The archipelago, located in the Indian Ocean, is the habitat of seals and penguins, so they were declared a Natural Heritage of Humanity, and are mainly visited for scientific research purposes.However, the …

Trump slaps tariffs on islands with more penguins or polar bears than people

Some targeted territories have little to no production, exports or role in the global economy. Some don't even have people.

Territories with little to no exports and small populations hit by U.S. tariffs

From rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands, here’s a look at some target territories that have little to no production, exports or role in the global economy