With a POD as late as possible, have the OTL nation of Tuvalu become at least a regional power with significant influence in the Pacific region by 2010.
hawaiians could do it. so could new zealanders. honestly i dont know what a tavulu is
Second least populated country on the planet. Around 10,000 poor fishermen. It was one of those former British colonies consisting of a few random islands in the Pacific.
Aren't they rich now due to controlling .tv?
Tuvalu would be the only surviving place with functioning government, banking system and police force.
They COULD parlay that into a huge regional dominance.
They do have a police force, what they don't have is a military. [delete] They must have local banks - even if they're branches of somewhere else.[/delete]They don't have a police force and a banking system.
wiki said:Its police force includes a Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations. The police have a Pacific-class patrol boat (HMTSS Te Mataili) provided by Australia under the Pacific Patrol Boat Program for use in maritime surveillance and fishery patrol.[11] HMTSS stands for His/Her Majesty's Tuvaluan State Ship or His/Her Majesty's Tuvalu Surveillance Ship.
I don't think a plague that kills 99% of humanity is QUITE ASB, although it's exceedingly improbable. Tuvalu being spared, due to their isolation is ... unlikely, but possible.ASB. We need to kill 99% of human population while the Tuvaluans will survive and rule the world even if they are only few.
Hmmm... Didn't see that, but it makes sense given that e.g. Australia provided their patrol boats.Their currency by the way is Australian Dollar.