The largest proportion of forests in Madona county is in Lazdona, Sarkaņi, Mārciena, Ļaudona and Liezēre parishes.

The largest agricultural areas are located Ošupe, Barkava, Prauliena, Ļaudona un Liezēre parishes.

[7] Madona county is rich in mineral resources: peat, dolomite, clay, sand and sand-gravel, freshwater limestone, sapropel.

Five national first-class roads, which intersect at the center of the county − in Madona, provides good connections to other regional centers − Cesvaine, Ērgļi, Cēsis, Gulbene, Varakļāni, Pļaviņas, and provides access to the main motorways A6 (Rīga -Daugavpils), A12 (Rīga-Rēzekne), A2 (Rīga - Pskov).

Madona county is located in the hearth of East Latvia, there is the same distance to the neighbouring borders and the International Airport (RIX) and Port of Riga.

Municipality location provides a solid base for logistics connections with the rest of the Baltic States in Europe as well as with Russia and other markets of CIS countries: The Rīga−Madona−Gulbene railway line crosses Madona county.

Madona municipality has nine foreign cooperation partners in Germany, France, Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia and Belarus.

Foreign direct investments draw up to 12.08% of the total authorized capital amount of companies registered in Madona county.

In terms of business activities, the largest foreign direct investments have been in farming, forestry, printing, and wholesale of food products.

This is supported by the hilly terrain and stability of natural snow cover, and well equipped ski resorts, where national and international competitions take place .

Citizens can be proud that "Smeceres sils" hosted Worldcup Skiorienteering competitions 2013 and Nordic cross-country ski championship 2013.

The area is hilly with beautiful landscape, wild nature and many lakes, where surroundings are developed for tourism infrastructure.

It offers nature trails, excursions, consultations about growing and breeding of trees and bushes, educational programs for children, seminar rooms and a viewing tower.

Along the lake is possible fishing, swimming, using bird watching tower, renting a telescope, and bike rentals.