🇩🇪 Germany — Embassies & Consulates

Germany operates one of Europe's most extensive diplomatic networks, with the Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt) maintaining around 230 missions worldwide including embassies, general consulates, consulates, and honorary consulates. German consular services cover passport and identity card issuance, birth and marriage registration, legalisations, notarial functions, and emergency assistance for German citizens abroad. Germany also benefits from EU consular protection arrangements, meaning German nationals can access assistance from any EU member state embassy or consulate in countries where Germany has no diplomatic presence, subject to eligibility conditions. The Federal Foreign Office publishes country-specific travel and safety advice through its Länderinformationen portal. In line with the European Consular Cooperation framework, Germany cooperates closely with partner EU states in high-risk regions. Germany has historically maintained strong diplomatic ties in Africa, reflecting its colonial history and post-war development commitments, as well as robust presences across the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Goethe-Institut work alongside formal diplomatic missions to promote German cultural and educational relations. Germany's embassies are typically large, reflecting the country's significant trade, political, and cultural footprint worldwide.

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