Honduras is located in Central America, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and borders the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean) and the Caribbean Sea. Honduras is roughly the size of Tennessee and ranks as one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. The country suffers from massive unemployment and illiteracy, as well as violence. Drug trafficking and crime are fueled by poverty and rising unemployment. Approximately 65% of Hondurans live in poverty while 85% of adults are undereducated. Those born into poverty have little opportunity to change their lives, or improve their circumstances without intervention or education.