There were no shortage of paradoxes in Trump's tariff announcement, as he imposed tariffs on an island that only has penguins, while Enceladus-hit Myanmar was not exempt.
These are Heard and McDonald Islands, which, in essence, are not countries but external territories of Australia without permanent residents.
According to Trump's poster, Heard and McDonald Islands had imposed 10% tariffs on the US.
Located in the southern Indian Ocean, they are covered by glaciers and volcanic rocks and are home to large populations of penguins and seals.
Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands, home to 600 people and also external territories of Australia, were subject to 10% tariffs.
Likewise, the Comoros off the coast of Africa were also subjected to new 10% tariffs.
On the tariff list was Myanmar, which is reeling from the earthquake that killed nearly 3.000 people and whose exports to the United States will now face 44% in new levies.
The Falkland Islands, a British territory with a population of 3.200 and about a million penguins, are particularly vulnerable. The South Atlantic territory – most famous for the 1982 war Britain fought to repel an Argentine invasion – has seen 41% tariffs imposed on exports to the United States.
Argentina, on the other hand, only faces new tariffs of 10%. According to the Falklands Chamber of Commerce, the territory ranks 173rd in the world in terms of global exports, with only $306 million in exports of produce in 2019. This included $255 million in exports of shellfish and $30 million in frozen fish.
Source: cnn.gr
