Proper noun
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAfter 1952, the airport at Cocos Islands was a stop for airline flights between Australia and South Africa, and Qantas and South African Airways stopped there to refuel. Source: Internet
Education There is a school in the archipelago, Cocos Islands District High School, with campuses located on West Island (Kindergarten to Year 10), and the other on Home Island (Kindergarten to Year 6). Source: Internet
Since the Cocos Islands became part of Australia in 1984, emigrants to the ‘north’ (Singapore and Sabah) and their descendants have begun to return to Home Island and links with Western Australian communities have strengthened. Source: Internet
The Cocos Islands remain constitutionally distinct from Western Australia, however; the power of the state to legislate for the territory is power delegated by the federal government. Source: Internet
The unemployment rate was 6.7% in 2011. citation Strategic importance The Cocos Islands are geostrategically important because of their proximity to Indian Ocean and South China Sea shipping lanes. Source: Internet
The United States Armed Forces have planned to construct airbases on the Cocos Islands, capable of supporting drone-based espionage and surveillance over the South China Sea. Source: Internet