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Rural areas (also reffered to as "the country", countryside) are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. Such areas are distinct from more intensively settled urban and suburban areas, and also from unsettled lands such as outback or wilderness. People in rural areas live in villages, on farms and in other isolated houses, as in pre-industrial societies.

In modern usage, rural areas can have an agricultural character, though many rural areas are characterized by an economy based on logging, mining, petroleum and natural gas exploration, or tourism.

Lifestyles in rural areas are different from those in urban areas, mainly because limited services, especially public services are available. Governmental services like police, schools, fire stations, and libraries may be distant, limited in scope, or unavailable. Utilities like water, sewerage, street lighting, and public waste management may not be present. Public transport is absent or very limited, people use their own vehicles, walk, bicycle, or ride an animal, e.g., a horse, donkey,or camel.

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Depressing: In rural areas relationships are less about choice and more about who is already living in the community. http://bit.ly/6C5ioR
scimomof2 (Kateryna Artyushkova) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:16:02 -0000
Depressing: In rural areas relationships are less about choice and more about who is already living in the community. http://bit.ly/6C5ioR
@RobinWalker Ah. I see you're a style coach. Living rural, first impression is tough. Everyone already knows more about you than you'd like.
Bruceschindler (Bruce Schindler) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:48:39 -0000
@RobinWalker Ah. I see you're a style coach. Living rural, first impression is tough. Everyone already knows more about you than you'd like.
#france #realestate Detached tradtional pavillion with 3 bedrooms and 110m2 of living space. Peaceful rural locati... http://bit.ly/58h9fc
FPStweets (France Property Shop) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:07:04 -0000
#france #realestate Detached tradtional pavillion with 3 bedrooms and 110m2 of living space. Peaceful rural locati... http://bit.ly/58h9fc
@MelodyKewl Click on link but basically AA women living in rural areas, lack education or insurance r more susceptible & gville ranks high!
StylesJ (Jessica Styles) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:05:40 -0000
@MelodyKewl Click on link but basically AA women living in rural areas, lack education or insurance r more susceptible & gville ranks high!
Worst thing about living in rural nowhere Maine: no good radio stations unless you have XM :/
EvangelineHenry (Evangeline RCG Henry) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:56:25 -0000
Worst thing about living in rural nowhere Maine: no good radio stations unless you have XM :/
I could see myself living in a rural place later on in life.
jonathanfgray (Jon Freeman Gray) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:34:41 -0000
I could see myself living in a rural place later on in life.

 
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