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.
British Virgin Islands – The Facts
- Territory: British Virgin Islands
- Status: British overseas territory
- Population: 22,200 (via UN, 2006)
- Capital: Road Town, Tortola
- Area: 153 sq km (59 sq miles)
- Major language: English
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: n/a
- Monetary unit: US dollar
- Main exports: Rum, fruit, livestock, sand and gravel
- GNI per capita: n/a
- Internet domain: .vg
- International dialling code: +1 284
- Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor David Pearey.
- Premier: Ralph O'Neal
- The press
- Island Sun-weekly
- BVI Beacon-weekly
- BVI Stand Point-weekly
- Television
- Virgin Islands TV Network (VITV) - private
- Radio
- ZBVI-private
- mediumwave (AM)
- ZROD-private
- FM Z-Wave-private
- FM Z-Hit - private
- FM Z-Gold-private
- FM
