Teleorman County is located in the southern part of the country, in the middle of the Romanian Plain, ranging from 5,790 km², which is 2.4% of the country's surface (19th place). Over time, it has been characterized by a relative stability of its administrative boundaries, being part of the old-time districts of Wallachia.
Teleorman County consists of three municipalities, two cities and 92 communes with 231 villages. The county seat is Alexandria.

As a functional typology, Alexandria is a city of middle-class city with complex economic and social functions, coordinating and harmonizing development in the territory. Rosiorii de Vede is a city in the category of medium-sized towns, a railway junction, with industrial functions and serving the localities in the north-west of the county. Similarly, Turnu Magurele fits into the typology of the middle cities, being also an industrial and port center serving the localities in the southwest of the county. Zimnicea is a river port, with an administrative role of local importance, and Videle retains its membership in the oil industry through the existence of a petroleum extraction scaffold. Most of the villages in Teleorman County have a predominantly agricultural profile, but the main problem related to the network of localities is the low urbanization degree of the county. After 1989 the Teleorman County industry operated at reduced capacity, although it remained the first contributor to the county's GDP, according to the turnover criterion. As a structure, Teleorman County industry is divided into branches of heavy industry and light industry, with industrial centers distributed relatively homogeneously in the five urban localities in the county. The heavy industry is represented by Alexandria's KOYO bearing factory, the DONAU CHEM chemical plant in Turnu Magurele, the electric motors factory in Turnu Magurele, the Petrom Schela Videl branch, the steel pipe manufacturer ZIMTUB, ELECTROTEL, etc. The light industry is represented by the textile and clothing industry, which operates at low capacities over the past years and the food industry, which has grown significantly in recent years. In addition to active industrial players, there are a large number of former large industrial points that either are closed or operate at the minimum capacity. In each urban location, there are such industrial points where there is a latent potential for their reconversion either under another specific or revitalization of the respective sector. In terms of labor force, Teleorman County faced with high unemployment rates over time. Thus, even if the unemployment rate has dropped since 2004, reaching 8% in 2008, this value continues to be superior to both the regional average - 6.8% - and the national average - 5.8% (data level statistical data from 2008). Teleorman County has favorable premises for producing a productive agriculture. Of the area cultivated in 2008 (367.091 ha), about 97% was entirely private property and the main crops, according to statistical data, were the following: cereals, olives and fodder plants. Apiculture is also an important area of ​​agriculture in the county Teleorman, for which a special interest has developed, the honey production of extracted honey having special performances, after the production of meat and milk [i]. Concerns at the county level to exploit the potential for cross-border cooperation with Bulgaria have intensified in recent years, a major achievement being the inauguration of the border crossing with the ferry at Turnu Magurele in March 2010. Thus, one of the great advantages is that shortens the road distance between the Balkan Peninsula and Central Europe by about 300 km. The border crossing point could create the context for the development of tourism on both sides of the Danube, and at the same time respecting the initial plans, it would contribute to the increase of the revenues within the local budgets and the development of the commercial activities both through the Turnu Magurele port and through the agencies specialized economists in the area. Simultaneously with the realization of this crossing point, projects were started for the rehabilitation of the county roads in the area, allowing for faster access to the border. The northeast of the county is rich in oil and natural gas reserves. Here many oil wells were installed on the territory of several localities - Blejeşti, Silistea, Trivalea-Moşteni, Ciolăneşti, Poeni, Talpa, Videle. With a large arable area, the county has a soil with a high degree of chernozem fertility, brown-red of forest, which allows the possibility of very advantageous investments. Another wealth is the natural lakes (Suhaia, Baldovineşti, Belciug) and the artificial ones for fish farming. As far as tourism potential is concerned, there are specially picturesque areas in Teleorman, especially on the Danube, near the lakes, as well as in the vicinity of the forests.