Canton of Basel-Landschaft

Kanton Basel-Landschaft
Canton of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location in Switzerland
Map of Basel-Landschaft
Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°44′E / 47.117°N 7.733°E / 47.117; 7.733Coordinates: 47°7′N 7°44′E / 47.117°N 7.733°E / 47.117; 7.733
Capital	Liestal
Largest City	Allschwil
Subdivisions	86 municipalities, 5 districts
Government
• Executive	Regierungsrat (5)
• Legislative	Landrat (90)
Area
• Total	517.56 km2 (199.83 sq mi)
Population (03/2016)
• Total	285,094
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CH-BL
Highest point	1,169 m (3,835 ft): Hinteri Egg
Lowest point	246 m (807 ft): confluence of Birs river with the Rhine, at Birsfelden
Joined	1501
Languages	German
Website	BL.ch

The canton of Basel-Landschaft (German:  Basel-Landschaft , English: Basel-Country; informally: Baselland/Baselbiet, French: Bâle-Campagne), is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Liestal. It shares borders with the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Solothurn, Jura and Aargau, and with the French région of Alsace and the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Basel-Landschaft, together with Basel-Stadt, formed the historic Canton of Basel until they separated following the uprising of 1833 (Battle of the Hülftenschanz near Frenkendorf).

In Roman times, the area of Basel was a centre of Roman activity. There are well-preserved remains at the site of Augusta Raurica in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. Around AD 200 there were about 20,000 people living in this city, now part of the much smaller Augst. The remains are on display in an open-air museum. The museum attracts over 140,000 visitors per year. Many of these visitors are schoolchildren from other parts of Switzerland. The site of Augusta Raurica includes the best-preserved amphitheatre north of the Alps, and a reconstructed Roman villa.