The total area of farm land makes 86.3 thousand hectares including 23.4 thousand hectares of reclaimed land. There are 16 kolkhozes and 4 sovkhozes in the region. Agricultural companies are mainly involved in cattle breeding, flax growing, cultivation of grain and forage crops, potato.

Companies are mainly involved in the processing of agricultural products and manufacture of construction materials.

A railway line and a motorway Voronovo-Vilnius and a motorway Grodno-Radun-Vilnius cross the region. There are 13 secondary, 17 basic and 16 primary schools in the region, 22 pre-school establishments, vocational school #190, two residential schools, one sports and six music schools, 42 clubs, 48 libraries and 36 medical establishments.