country vs rural area

country and rural area both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
country	Yes	No	No	No
rural area	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, country and rural area are synonyms defined as:

country (noun)	rural area (noun)
a politically organized body of people under a single government	an area outside of cities and towns
the people who live in a nation or country
the territory occupied by a nation
an area outside of cities and towns
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)