On the cross, stiff American tariffs, tiny coral islands in the southern Pacific and Arctic Exit

Melbourne, Australia – The Trump Administration appears to leave no stone irrevocable with his wiping tariffs Around the globe, from the rocky outputs Hall of Polar Bears on the Arctic to the small tropical islands to the former British criminal colony whose leader is to target.

US President rang markets, producers and more Wednesdays Announcement of the basic tariff of 10% In importance to the United States – and far more on goods with some places, especially those with high trade surpluses with the United States.

Several countries such as Russia, facing American sanctions, and Canada and Mexico – which is a person separate American tariff measures – they are left. The Holy, for example, also received a passage to be listed among tens of countries and territories targeted by US President Donald Trump.

Here, look at some targeted territories that do not have little production, export or role in the global economy. There was no currently explanation why these places have made a cut in the list presented in the account “Rapid response that joined the white house” on the social media platform.

This small arctic island, may be more polar bears than people, figures among the more distinctive places on the American target list.

The only inhabitants on January, part of Norway since 1930. years, are the staff of the Norwegian military and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. The island – 600 kilometers (370 miles) northeast of Iceland – is partly covered with glaciers.

The main role of the Norwegian army is overseed by Norwegian claims for sovereignty over the island, flying C-130 Hercules Freight planes in Jan Mayen around a dozen times a year from Norway.

Airplanes are able to land only if the visibility is as good as the airport has no landing options on the instrument.

The Norway Ministries of Foreign and Environment did not immediately answer the comment requests on Thursdays from the linked press.

The nation made up of three tropical coral islands and at home 1,500 people on a combined plot of 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) also faces 10% of US tariffs.

One of the smallest economies in the southern Pacific, Tokelau survives in serving agriculture, fishing and finance from New Zealand, which counts the islands as one of its territories.

Roland Rajah, the main economist on the Lowy Institute, an Australian External Research Cister, said officials in small island nations would probably fought to change the mind of Washington.

“If these countries were not considered by the tariffs that tariffs gave their size and vagueness by Trump administration, that they could also make it difficult for them to talk about negotiations from those tariffs,” he said.

The leader of the Christmas Island, which has less than 2,000 people, said the Atoll of Indian Ocean did not carry out anything in the United States.

“There is no trade between the Christmas Island and America, except that we buy mining equipment through Singapore Tractors,” said the Christmas Island of Shire President Gordon Thomson, Referring to the Dealer of the Texas Dealer of the Texas Manufacturing Giant Caterpillar Inc.

The Australian look is located at 360 kilometers (225 miles) south of the Indonesian capital of Jakart used us heavy mine phosphate machines for decades.

“The trade, if nothing, is a nagratically island. The only thing we export is the phosphate and it goes to Malaysia, Indonesia, Maybe Thailand and a little to the Australian land,” Thomson said.

The islands for heard and McDonald on remote Antarctica, which together form another Australian territory – this uninhabited – is also on the list and subject to 10% tariffs.

Mostly infertile islands between Madagascar and Antarctica have two active volcanoes and can only be reached by sea.

Contacted by AP, Antarctic Division of the Australian government did not immediately answer the question of how tariffs could affect her surgery on the islands.

Norfolk Island on the Pacific Ocean, another Australian territory with a population of about 2,000 people, received heavier tariff treatment.

Trump administration, in his budget, said that the former British criminal colony accused the United States 58% of the tariff – and responded with a tariff rate of 29% on the island of Norfolk, whose economy revolves around tourism. It is about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) east of Sydney.

Norfolk Island George Plant, a representative of the Australian government on the island, looked at what was behind him.

“My knowledge, we don’t export anything to the United States,” he said. “We don’t charge tariffs on anything. I can’t think of any non-coarin barriers that would be in place, so we’re scratching here.”

Speaking with journalists, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Qualight: “I’m not sure the Island of Norfolk, given him a trading competitor with a giant economy of the United States.”

“But it just shows, I mean, it applies, the fact that now on earth is exempt from this.”

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Keaten reported from Geneva. Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington, New Zealand and Vanessi Gera in Warsaw, Poland, contributed to this report.