Belfast is one of the youngest capital cities in the world and it has grown incredibly fast. Today the city has a population of 400,000, neatly a third of the entire population of Northern Ireland, but in the 17th century it was only a village. ... The city is well- known for shipbuilding- it was here that the 'Titanic', was built and sent out her fatal maiden voyage. ... In spite of the years of trouble, there are many cultural and leisure facilities. ...