Asia is the largest continent on Earth. It contains Mount Everest, the highest place on Earth, and the Dead Sea, the lowest place on Earth. The two most populous countries in the world are India and China, and China contains the large Gobi Desert. Japan's highest mountain is Mount Fuji and the Japanese currency is the Yen. The two largest cities in China are Beijing and Shanghai, and the island off the southern tip of India is Sri Lanka. The largest sea in Asia is also not specified.