Relationship dossier
Dominican Republic
Turks and Caicos Islands
Relationship assessment
A maritime boundary agreement links the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Dominican Republic toward Turks and Caicos Islands
+15The Dominican Republic concluded a maritime boundary agreement with the United Kingdom concerning the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1996.
Turks and Caicos Islands toward Dominican Republic
Not assessedThe Turks and Caicos Islands is a dependent territory and does not conduct an independent foreign policy; its government's direct conduct toward the Dominican Republic is unclear.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands are linked by a maritime boundary agreement concluded in 1996 between the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom concerning the territory. The Turks and Caicos Islands is a dependent territory, and its government does not conduct an independent foreign policy.
Key developments
The Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom concluded a maritime boundary agreement concerning the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Major uncertainties
- The Turks and Caicos Islands government's role in the maritime boundary agreement is unclear.
- Details of direct cooperation between the two governments beyond maritime delimitation are limited.