The Canton of Basel-Landschaft (German: "Basel-Country"; informally: Baselland/Baselbiet, hence Basel Land, in 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.