Mass because the bigger the mass the larger gravity (gravity on earth bigger than the moon and the sun's gravity is larger than the earths) and distance becuase the further you are away from the earth or moon or sun the lower the affect of gravity is... which is why astronauts are weightless in space.
Western Australia is the largest state in the world. Western Australia is the largest state in the world.
Largest Countries in the World (by land area) The largest country in the world is Russia with a land area of 16,299,981 KmÂ² (6,293,455 miÂ²), equivalent to 10.9 % of the total world's landmass of 148,940,000 KmÂ² (57,510,000 square miles). Below is the list of the largest 20 countries and, following, the full list of all countries and dependencies ranked by land area.