Canton of Basel-Landschaft
canton of Switzerland
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Summary
Canton of Basel-Landschaft is a canton of Switzerland[1]. It draws 2,061 Wikipedia views per month (canton of switzerland category, ranking #19 of 28).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Climate Alliance[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Switzerland[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Instance of: half-canton[6], federated state[7], administrative territorial entity[8]
- Capital: Liestal[9]
- Official language: German[10]
- Shares border with: Canton of Basel-Stadt[11], Canton of Jura[12], Canton of Aargau[13], Baden-Württemberg[14], Haut-Rhin[15], Canton of Solothurn[16], Alsace[17]
- Named after: Basel[18]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Arlesheim District[19], Laufen District[20], Liestal District[21], Sissach District[22], Waldenburg District[23]
- Legislative body: Landrat of Basel-Landschaft[24]
- Part of: North West Switzerland[25], Northwestern Switzerland[26]
- Commons category: Canton of Basel-Landschaft[27]
- Licence plate code: BL[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[29], UTC+02:00[30]
- Archives at: Staatsarchiv Kanton Basel-Landschaft[31]
- Inception: 1833[32]
- Highest point: Hinteri Egg[33]
- Separated from: Canton of Basel-Stadt[34]
- Official website: https://www.baselland.ch/[35], https://www.bl.ch/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Basel-Landschaft[37]
- Commons gallery: Canton of Basel-Landschaft[38]
- Population: 288,132[39], 298,837[40]
- Number of seats: 1[41]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[42]
- Official name: Kanton Basel-Landschaft[43]
Why It Matters
Canton of Basel-Landschaft has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]