I'm a bit confused by all the names. Belfast is the most important city in Northern Ireland and the second biggest city on the island. It has traditionally been the most industrially developed city in Ireland and is famous for its shipbuilding, particularly the Harland and Wolf shipyard. The shipyard has survived but is not nearly as important an employer as it once was.
Unemployment is a serious problem just as it is in the south.
Up until the late sixties there was open discrimination against nationalists and many claim that this discrimination continues today, although there are now strict laws against discrimination. Currently 18 out of 647 constituencies represented in the House of Commons in London are in Northern Ireland. The Good Friday Agreement created an elected Assembly and Executive Authority for Northern Ireland. I'm a bit confused by all the names.