The sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday target not only economic superpowers but also financial minnows. In fact, a White House list notes some territories with no economy,

Donald Trump's tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he targeted an island inhabited by the flightless birds, but no people.

The eight-page chart circulated by the White House of countries subjected to President Donald Trump‘s “Liberation Day” tariffs included tiny overseas territories ruled by larger nations and even uninhabited islands near the North and South poles.

South Africa has no immediate plans to retaliate against the United States over tariffs announced by President Donald Trump this week and will instead seek to negotiate exemptions and quota agreements,

Some of the more sparsely populated territories in the world that do little trade with the United States have been caught up in the trade war.

President Donald Trump’s speech announcing a huge increase in tariffs on American trading partners was riddled with falsehoods and misleading statements on trade that he has made for years. But now they are determining policy that will increase the costs of goods for many Americans.