The Asian Continent

Asia is the largest continent in the world, and has many nations. From Russia to China, to Mongolia and Taiwan, all of the countries offer many benefits- and risks

Benefits:
Taking a country like South China puts you in a good area. Cheap aquiring price, many cities, and many soldiers. Taking all of China, Mongolia, and other countries may make you seem very intimidating to your enemies as you will be a very large nation.

Russia is a difficult nation. Far East Russia and Siberia take skill and patience, as travel takes a while and cities are scattered. Still, many new players take it and fail. Use this to your advantage. Take Russia if you have the skill, and descend onto your Southern neighbors.

You can also take South Korea, and take over North Korea. Mongolia is a good place to take Northern China, Far East Russia, and even Mongolia.

Risks:
Expanding and taking all of China, or Russia may leave you in a bad position. All of the taking over many have wreaked havoc on your economy, and enemies could be coming from all over. I advise you to start with a smaller nation, like Pakistan, and from there take an uber nation, like India.