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.
Gibraltar – The Facts
- Territory: Gibraltar
- Status: Self-governing part of United Kingdom, claimed by Spain
- Population: 28,750
- Capital: Gibraltar town
- Area: 5.8 sq km (2.25 sq miles)
- Major languages: English, Spanish
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 82 years (women)
- Monetary unit: Gibraltar pound
- Main exports: Petroleum (re-exports), manufactured goods
- GNI per capita: n/a
- Internet domain: .gi
- International dialling code: +350
- Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor Francis Richards
- Chief minister: Peter Caruana
- The press
- The Gibraltar Chronicle-daily
- Panorama-online news
- Insight Magazine-monthly
- Television
- GBC Television-operated by Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)
- Radio
- Radio Gibraltar-operated by Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)
- BFBS Radio Gibraltar-for British forces
