Tuvalu: Forgotten In A Modern World.

So, Tuvalu is a country basically in the middle of nowhere, yes?
Well, yeah.

But Tuvalu is much more than just a rock and a pile of sand in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Tuvalu is interesting because they have a sheer lack of neccesity of anything considered modern by our conventions. Tuvalu lives off subsistence farming, fishes and that is about it. Tuvalu is so entirely disconnected from the hustle of the bustle, that despite its seemingly poverty stricken state, as far as records tell us, Tuvaluans in fact enjoy long carefree days in a picturesque location.

What is odd about Tuvalu, is the odd mix of modern social conventions, traditions, political prominence, and the sense of great global responsibility. As a nation Tuvalu sets itself apart from many other countries, in the fact that it has a loud voice in the world community, particulary the United Nations. Tuvalans have a great sense of identity and pride in the world because of the active role that Tuvalu's Prime Minister takes in the world.

Tuvalu, for a nation of just 12,000, has played an active role in the world for quite a long period, and even in global conflicts such as world war II, acted as a military outpost and base for the United States Forces, which provided intergral support to the Americans in their fight in the Pacific against the Japanese Army.
Tuvalu still uses the airstrip created by the Americans in WWII, and has many wrecks and other abandoned items reminiscent of WWII that can be found in and around the many atolls, such as shipwrecks and old excavation machinery.