Relationship dossier
Nicaragua
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Relationship assessment
Nicaragua's support for Argentina's sovereignty claim contrasts with British administration of the territory
Nicaragua toward South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
-15Nicaragua has supported Argentina's sovereignty claim concerning South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, opposing the territory's British administration on the sovereignty question.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands toward Nicaragua
Not assessedOverall 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
Nicaragua has supported Argentina's sovereignty claim concerning the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, opposing the territory's British administration on the sovereignty question. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory without an independent foreign policy, so its own government conduct toward Nicaragua cannot be assessed separately from the United Kingdom's.
Areas of tension
- The sovereignty claim concerning South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conflicts with the United Kingdom's administration of the territory.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and consistency of Nicaragua's statements specifically concerning South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are unclear.
- The territory has no independent foreign policy; the United Kingdom conducts external relations on its behalf.