Editing Basel-Stadt (section)

{{short description|Canton of Switzerland}}
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{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name               = Canton of Basel-Stadt
| native_name        = {{native name|de|Kanton Basel-Stadt}}
| other_name         = Canton of Basel-City
| settlement_type    = [[Cantons of Switzerland|Canton]]
| image_flag         = Flag of Canton of Basel.svg
| image_shield       = Wappen Basel-Stadt matt.svg
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| shield_link        = 
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| map_alt            = Map of Switzerland, location of Basel-Stadt highlighted
| map_caption        = Location in Switzerland
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| coordinates        = {{coord|47|34|N|7|36|E|region:CH-BS|display=inline,title}}
| seat_type          = Capital
| seat               = [[Basel]]
| parts_type         = Subdivisions
| parts_style        = para
| p1                 = [[Municipalities of the canton of Basel-Stadt|3 municipalities]]
| p2                 = 
| leader_title1      = [[President (government title)|President]]
| leader_name1       = [[Conradin Cramer]]
| leader_title2      = [[List of cantonal executives of Switzerland|Executive]]
| leader_name2       = [[Executive Council of Basel-Stadt|Executive Council]] (7)
| leader_title3      = [[List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland|Legislative]]
| leader_name3       = [[Grand Council of Basel-Stadt|Grand Council]] (100)
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| population_footnotes = {{Swiss populations ref|CH-BS }}
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |last=Statistik |first=Bundesamt für |date=2021-01-21 |title=Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) nach Grossregion und Kanton - 2008-2018 {{!}} Tabelle |url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/de/15304856 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Bundesamt für Statistik |language=de}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Total
| demographics1_info1 = [[Swiss franc|CHF]] 37.168 billion (2020)
| demographics1_title2 = Per capita
| demographics1_info2 = CHF 189,354 (2020)
| iso_code           = CH-BS
| blank_name_sec1    = [[List of cantons of Switzerland by elevation|Highest point]]
| blank_info_sec1    = {{convert|522.19|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}: [[St. Chrischona]]
| blank1_name_sec1   = [[List of cantons of Switzerland by elevation|Lowest point]]
| blank1_info_sec1   = {{convert|244.75|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}: [[Rhine]] shore, national border at {{lang|de|[[Kleinhüningen]]}}
| blank_name_sec2    = [[History of Switzerland#Order of accession of the cantons|Joined]]
| blank_info_sec2    = 1501
| blank1_name_sec2   = Languages
| blank1_info_sec2   = [[German language|German]]
| website            = {{URL|http://www.BS.ch}}
| image_map1         = Basel-Stadt in Switzerland (special marker).svg
| map_caption1       = Basel-Stadt highlighted in Switzerland, with the special marker
}}

'''Canton of Basel-Stadt''' or '''Basel-City''' ({{langx|de|Kanton Basel-Stadt}} {{IPA|de|ˌbaːzl̩ˈʃtat||De-Basel-Stadt.ogg}}; {{langx|rm|Chantun Basilea-Citad}}; {{langx|fr|Canton de Bâle-Ville}} {{IPA|fr|bɑl.vil|}}; {{langx|it|Canton Basilea Città}}) is one of the [[Canton of Switzerland|26 cantons]] forming the [[Switzerland|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.

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.

Together with Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt 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.

Basel-Stadt is Switzerland's seventh-largest economic centre<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistiken/volkswirtschaft/volkswirtschaftliche-gesamtrechnung/bruttoinlandprodukt-kanton.html|title=Gross domestic product per canton and region|first=Federal Statistical|last=Office|website=www.bfs.admin.ch}}</ref> and has the highest [[GDP per capita]] in the country, ahead of the cantons of [[Canton of Zug|Zug]] and [[Canton of Geneva|Geneva]] (in 2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/442774/umfrage/bruttoinlandsprodukt-bip-pro-kopf-in-der-schweiz-nach-kantonen/|title=Schweiz - Bruttoinlandsprodukt pro Kopf nach Kanton 2018|website=Statista}}</ref> In terms of value, over 94% of Basel City's goods exports are in the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. With production facilities located in the neighbouring Schweizerhalle, Basel accounts for 20% of Swiss exports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.credit-suisse.com/media/mediarelease-assets/pdf/2009/03/000000021763.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.credit-suisse.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603054722/http://www.credit-suisse.com/media/mediarelease-assets/pdf/2009/03/000000021763.pdf |archive-date=3 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>