Basel ([ˈbɑːzəl], also Basle [bɑːl], German: Basel [ˈbaːzəl], French: Bâle [bɑl] or [bɑːl], Italian: Basilea [bazi'lɛːa], Romansh: Basilea [bazi'lɛːa]) is Switzerland's third most populous city (166,209 inhabitants (2008); 731,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area stretching across the immediate cantonal and national boundaries made Basel Switzerland's second-largest urban area as of 2004.
Located in north-west Switzerland on the river Rhine, Basel functions as a major industrial centre for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. The city borders both Germany and France. The Basel region, culturally extending into German Baden-Württemberg and French Alsace, reflects the heritage of its three states in the modern Latin name: "Regio TriRhena". It has the oldest university of the Swiss Confederation (1460).
Basel is German-speaking. The local variant of the Swiss German dialects is called Basel German.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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