consists of counties:
From geomorphological aspect is the selected region slightly multiple. To the area interfere two lowlands, Borská and the part of Podunajská. The central part of this area is mountainous, there runs the beginning of small mountain range called Malé Karpaty. From aspect of administrative classification, the region consists of 5 inner Bratislava`s counties and 3 external counties, Malacky, Senec and Pezinok, which have specific characteristics of rural region.
The area of this region is one of the centrobaric regions of Slovakia and is economic node of interregional interest. This region belongs is the most developed region in Slovakia and achieve the highest economical level. Bratislava counties represent individual unit, which is markedly above the surrounding region from ist economical point of view. Its large attractivity can be seen in several directions. The most viewable example, where can be seen the tributary area, are commuting flows from adjacent communities to Bratislava.
| year 1998 | year 1999 | year 2000 | year 2001 | year 2002 | year 2003 | year 2004 | year 2005 | |
| Population | 168052 | 168690 | 169704 | 170948 | 172687 | 174254 | 175977 | 174850 |
| GDP fixed prices 2000 | 22633 | 21871 | 23343 | 25286 | 24145 | 29568 | 32580 | 40134 |
| Unemployment rate LFS | 9.6% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 14% | 14.1% | 10.6% | 12.1% | 7.7% |
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