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Rural living is a choice of lifestyle which involves living in habitable areas outside cities, towns or other urban areas. In these areas there is limited residential or commercial development, and very limited industrial development. As a result, houses are more isolated and properties are larger.
Most people in rural areas work in the primary sector of the economy, concerned with natural resources. The largest industries in this sector are farming, forestry, mining, oil, gas and fishing. Most other businesses exist to provide for these industries. There are some limited exceptions, such as the tourism industry.
The isolated nature of rural lifestyles can be relaxing, but it is also less convenient that urban living. In rural areas households may have to provide there own water collection, sewage disposal, garbage disposal and transport. People in rural areas may not have access to electricity because of their isolation. Education, law enforcement, medical treatment and emergency services are often very limited in remote areas. There may be not businesses nearby to purchase goods and services and the economic idea of specialisation may not be an option as it is in cities.
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