Vukovar-Srijem County, one of 20 counties in the Republic of Croatia, was founded in 1992, following Croatia’s independence, with Vukovar as its main administrative center. The county is situated at the very north-east of Croatia, covering an area of 2448 square kilometers between rivers Danube and Sava. It includes the eastern parts of Slavonia and western parts of Srijem regions; but also the lower Sava river basin (Posavina).

Within autonomous framework, the County's central administrative structure oversees policy issues in education, health, spatial and urban planning, economic development, traffic, infrastructure, planning and development, and manages a network of educational, healthcare, social and cultural institutions. The leader of a county is a župan (sometimes translated as "prefect"), who has one or two deputies each called a dožupan.

According to the 2001 census, the County's population is 204.768, or 4.6 % of Croatias's total population. The average density of VSC's population is 84 inhabitants per km², slightly above the Croatian average of 78 per km².

The Vukovar-Srijem County incorporates 84 residential areas, 5 of which are cities (Vukovar, Ilok, Vinkovci, Županja i Otok) and 26 townships. Large villages with over 1000 residents are a characteristic of this region.
The region is situated at a very important cultural economic intersection. Here western civilization meets eastern culture. Rivers Danube and Sava serve as an important link between Western and Eastern Europe, furthermore being the major trading routes with the rest of Europe.
The region has a moderate continental climate, characterized by sunny and hot summers, and cold, snowy winters. Average annual temperature is 11.2ºC (summer - median warmest 30ºC; winter median coldest – 12ºC).
VSC has 150.354 he of agricultural land from which 62% is quality-cultivated surface. Soil, mild continental climate and right annual rainfall disposition of this climate enables quality agricultural production. Main products are: wheat, corn, sugar beet. They cover an area of over 70.000 hectares, comprising two protected  forest areas, Lože forest near Županja and Radiševo forest near Vrbanja. Despite its rich range of natural resources, the biggest share of VSC total income 44% arises from trade sector, whilst agriculture & forestry represents 16% and processing industry 22 %.