Although the rain is not plentiful, it usually falls when necessary and plain is a major agricultural area; it is sometimes said that these fields could feed the whole of Europe.

The plain is divided between Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria,Romania and Serbia and Montenegro. The peripannonian lands, areas around this plain but not elevated like the surrounding mountains, also spread into Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Large areas of the plain that do not necessarily correspond to national borders include:

• within Hungary:
  • Baranya
  • Bacska
  • more to be written
• within Romania
  • Banat
  • Transylvania
• within Croatia:
  • Slavonia
  • Moslavina
  • Podravina (around Drava river)
  • Pokuplje (around Kupa river)
  • Posavina (around Sava river)
  • Baranja
  • Srijem
• within Serbia:
  • Vojvodina
    • Bačka
    • Banat
    • Srem
  • Mačva