Basel-Stadt

*Kanton Basel-Stadt*
Kanton Basel-Stadt
Canton
	Coat of arms
	Location in Switzerland Map of Basel-Stadt ;
	Coordinates: 47°34′N 7°36′E / 47.567°N 7.600°ECoordinates: 47°34′N 7°36′E / 47.567°N 7.600°E
Capital	Basel
Subdivisions	3 municipalities
Government
• Executive	Executive Council (7)
• Legislative	Grand Council (100)
Area
• Total	36.95 km2 (14.27 sq mi)
Population (August 2018)
• Total	199,950
• Density	5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CH-BS
Highest point	522.19 m (1,713 ft): St. Chrischona
Lowest point	244.75 m (803 ft): Rhine shore, national border at Kleinhüningen
Joined	1501
Languages	German
Website	www.bs.ch

Basel-Stadt is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Basel. It is the smallest canton by area.

Municipalities[change | change source]

There are three municipalities:

↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
↑ Canton of Basel-Stadt Statistics, MS Excel document – T01.0.01 - Bevölkerungsstand 31 Aug 2018 numbers (in German) accessed 17 October 2018
↑ Canton of Basel-Land Statistics, Wohnbevölkerung nach Nationalität und Konfession per 30. Juni 2018 (in German) accessed 18 September 2018