Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Landschaft or Basel-Country, informally known as Baselland or Baselbiet (/ˌbɑːzəl ˈlændʃɑːft/; German: Kanton Basel-Landschaft [ˈkantɔn ˌbaːzl̩ ˈlantʃaft] ⓘ; Romansh: Chantun Basilea-Champagna; French: Canton de Bâle-Campagne; Italian: Canton Basilea Campagna), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital city is Liestal. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Basel-Stadt, its urban counterpart.
Canton of Basel-Landschaft
Canton of Basel-Country | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Switzerland
Map of Basel-Landschaft | |
| Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°44′E | |
| Capital | Liestal |
| Largest city | Allschwil |
| Subdivisions | 86 municipalities, 5 districts |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Regierungsrat (5) |
| • Legislative | Landrat (90) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 517.67 km2 (199.87 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2021) | |
| • Total | 292,955 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 20.567 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 70,866 (2020) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BL |
| Highest point | 1,169 m (3,835 ft): Hinteri Egg |
| Lowest point | 246 m (807 ft): confluence of the river Birs with the Rhine, at Birsfelden |
| Joined | 1501 |
| Languages | German |
| Website | www |
Basel-Landschaft is one of the northernmost cantons of Switzerland. It lies essentially south of the Rhine and north of the Jura Mountains. The canton shares borders with the canton of Basel-Stadt to the north, the canton of Aargau to the east, the canton of Solothurn to the south and the canton of Jura to the west. It shares international borders as well with France and Germany to the north.
Together with Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft was part of the canton of Basel, which joined the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1501. Political quarrels and armed conflict led to the partition of the canton in 1833.