An embassy is larger and more important than a consulate and is described as a permanent diplomatic mission, which is generally located in a country's capital city. For exampl… See more

By contrast, a consulate is a smaller version of an embassy and is generally located in the larger tourist cities of a country, but not the capital. In Germany, for instance, th… See more

Though it might sound simple that consulates are in larger tourist cities and embassies are in capital cities, this is not the case with every instance in the world. 1. Jerusalem … See more

Mexico is distinct in that its consulates are not all confined to large tourist cities, as is the case with the consulates of many other countries. For example, although there are consulates … See more