I came across the Pick the World weekly blogging event, with Chouett asking other bloggers this week to post about Tuvalu, having been randomly selected from among the nations of the world.  

The “borrow pits” were created during World War Two when the American military “borrowed” earth from several sites around Fongafale Island to construct the Funafuti Atoll runway.  These are now filled...

Tuvalu doesn't have a dedicated parliament building.  Instead, the parliament sits in a "maneapa" building near the main government administration building, next to the airport terminal.