The of Asia is the largest in the world in terms of land area and . China and India alone hold over one of the world's population. Not only does Asia have a lot of people, but a lot of places as well. Tokyo, Japan is the world's largest city and India's Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful palaces on Earth. Asia is home to deserts, rainforests, and Arctic ice fields. Its most famous may be the Giant Panda, which lives in the cool cloud forests of central China. Unfortunately, Asia is also a continent in . Civil and international wars plague much of the its western .