Among the list of nations hit with tariffs in Trump’s plan are several uninhabited islands with barely any permanent residents.
For example, the British Indian Ocean Territory was hit with 10% tariff but the only inhabitants of the United Kingdom territory are American and British military personnel and contractors stationed at a joint defense facility.
Norfolk Island, an Australian territory, was slapped with a rate of 29%, compared to the 10% for Australia. There is very little trade with the island, which has a population of just 2,000.
-ABC News’ Shannon Kingston