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Canton of Basel-Stadt

Also known as Basle-Stadt, BS, Basel-City, Basle-City, Bale-Ville, Canton of Basle-City, Kanton Basel-Stadt, Basel-Stadt Canton

Canton of Basel-Stadt or Basel-City ( ; ; ; ) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of three municipalities with Basel as the capital. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Basel-Landschaft, its rural counterpart.

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Basel-Stadt is one of Switzerland's 26 cantons, centered around the city of Basel and made up of three municipalities. Historically paired with the rural canton of Basel-Landschaft as its "other half," it remains an important urban component of Swiss government and society.

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Settlement.name: Canton of Basel-Stadt
Settlement.other_name: Canton of Basel-City
Settlement.settlement_type: Canton
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Canton of Basel.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Wappen Basel-Stadt matt.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80x80px
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Logo basel stadt.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Logo
Settlement.blank_emblem_size: 100
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe point: none
Settlement.map_alt: Map of Switzerland, location of Basel-Stadt highlighted

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History
Geography
Municipalities
Politics
Federal election results
Demographics
Historical population
Economy
Transport
Culture
See also
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Basel-Stadt is one of the northernmost and lowest cantons of Switzerland, and the smallest by area. The canton lies on both sides of the Rhine and is very densely populated. The largest municipality is Basel, followed by Riehen and Bettingen. The only canton sharing borders with Basel-Stadt is Basel-Landschaft to the south. To the north of Basel-Stadt are France and Germany, with the tripoint being in the middle of the Rhine.