(1)The country has rich, modern cities with towering buildings, eight-lane highways and luxurious shopping centres. (2)On the other hand, there is the poor countryside, where people have retained their traditional lifestyle. (3)A stark contrast can clearly be observed between the cities and the countryside. (4)The rich are separated from the poor, and, correspondingly, the modern from the traditional. (5)The country is thus marked by two major, related socio-economic divisions.

(1)The country is marked by two major, related socio-economic divisions. (2)The first is between the rich and the poor, while the second is a corresponding division between the modern and the traditional. (3)These distinctions can clearly be observed in the contrast between the cities and the countryside. (4)The great wealth and modernity of the cities with their towering buildings, eight-lane highways and luxurious shopping centres offer a stark contrast with the poverty and traditional life of the countryside.

(1)The rich of the country are separated from the poor, and, correspondingly, the modern from the traditional. (2)The country is thus marked by two major, related socio-economic divisions. (3)There are rich, modern cities with their towering buildings, eight-lane highways and luxurious shopping centres. (4)On the other hand, there is the poor countryside, where people have retained their traditional lifestyle. (5)A stark contrast can clearly be observed between the cities and the countryside.