Offshore Financial Centres (OFCs), as low-tax, lightly regulated jurisdictions, specialise in providing the corporate and commercial infrastructure for the formation of offshore companies and for the investment of offshore funds.
Bermuda – The Facts
- Territory: Bermuda
- Status: British overseas territory
- Population: 62,000 (Bermudan government)
- Capital and largest city: Hamilton
- Area: 53 sq km (20.6 sq miles)
- Major languages: English, Portuguese
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 75 years (men), 80 years (women)
- Monetary unit: Bermudian dollar
- Main exports: Pharmaceuticals
- GNI per capita: US $30,000
- Internet domain: .bm
- International dialling code: +1441
- Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor Sir Richard Gozney
- Prime minister: Ewart Brown
- The press
- The Royal Gazette – daily
- Bermuda Sun - bi-weekly
- Mid-Ocean News - weekly
- Television
- Bermuda Broadcasting Company (BBC) - operates ZFB TV (Channel 7)
- ZBM TV (Channel 9), VSB - operates VSB TV (Channel 11)
- Radio
- Bermuda Broadcasting Company (BBC)-operates ZBM AM
- ZFB AM
- ZBM FM 89
- Power 95
- VSB-operates Mix 106
- 1450 Gold
- VSB 2
- VSB 3
