Lubelskie Voivodeship is the third-largest (25,150 km2) and eighth-most -populated (2.15 million) voivodeship in Poland. Its investment attractiveness is mainly the outcome of its: • favourable geographical situation • climatic and soil conditions • rapidly growing economy • research capacities Thanks to the neighbouring Belarus and Ukraine, the voivodeship is a natural link between the economies of Western and Eastern Europe, at the same time demarcating the European Union border. The favourable geographical situation, convenient infrastructure of border crossings, modernised main roads, and dynamic economic cooperation with partners from across the eastern border, are the main strengths of this investment-friendly region. Other attractive features of the region are: the broad range of investment areas, the systems of incentives and local investment allowances, and the authorities’ openness towards investors. GDP per capita PLN 30 477 Unemployment 11,7% An unquestionable strength of the Lubelskie Region is insolation, the highest in Poland, which is conducive to the broadly understood agricultural production and the generation of solar energy. After Upper Silesia, the Lubelskie Voivodeship is the country’s second major coal field. There are also small deposits of crude oil, natural gas, marl, and limestone, whereas common minerals are natural aggregates, loamy raw materials, loess clay, loam, carbonate resources, and peat. Thanks to its geographical situation and favourable geographical and natural conditions, the Lubelskie Region demonstrates high potential in terms of producing bio-fuels and developing green energy (e.g. high insolation mentioned above). Every year the region increases its share of renewable energy resources in the overall energy production. In 2012-2013 it recorded the highest increase in this respect among all voivodeships in Poland.