The Albanian language has two main dialects, Geg and Tosk (considered the official dialect).
The country's gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at US$13.2 billion in 2001, with per capita GDP estimated at US$3,800 that year. The national currency is the lek. Albania's natural resources include oil, gas, coal, and metals. Agriculture and mining constitute the largest industries. Frequent drought, obsolete equipment, and the need to consolidate numerous small farms have hampered the growth of the agriculture sector.
Political Background
Albania experienced a brief period of independence in the fifteenth century but was otherwise subjected to foreign rule. Independence was finally gained in 1912 after four and one-half centuries of Turkish Ottoman rule, and its national boundaries were set for the first time in 1913. After World War I, following a period of occupation by Italy, France, and Yugoslavia, the national independent state of Albania was reestablished. Italy occupied the country in 1939, forcing Ahmet Zogu (who called himself King Zog I) into exile. The Communist-led National Liberation Front (NLF) resistance movement, assisted by Yugoslav partisans, took power in November 1944. NLF leader, Enver Hoxha (1908–85), headed both the Albanian Communist Party and the country for four decades, until his death in 1985.
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