The purpose of this publication is to compare social and economic potential of neighbouring areas, i.e. Podkarpackie Voivodship and East Slovakia – Východné Slovensko, which is made up of Prešov Region and Košice Region (Prešovský kraj and Košický kraj).
The publication highlights information concerning, among other things, demographic situation, environmental protection, labour market, entities of the national economy, gross domestic product, agriculture and tourism. Time period covers chiefly the years 2005 and 2006.