Naboo

"If I grew up here, I don't think I'd ever leave."

- Anakin Skywalker, about Naboo

Naboo was a bountiful planet close to the border of the Outer Rim Territories. It was home to the Gungan species and to a population of Humans known as the Naboo.

Description
Naboo was a small pastoral world located near the border of the Outer Rim Territories. It was noted for having a porous crust that contained plasmic energy. Its surface comprized a vast array of different landscapes, from rolling plains and grassy hills to swampy lakes. Beside its natural features, Naboo was considered a world of classical beauty due to the aesthetics of its population centers. While most of Naboo's land animals were peaceful, as exemplified by the gentle shaak, the planet's oceans teemed with menacing creatures such as the Opee sea killer and the Sando aqua monster.

History
"It is an honor to be here for this momentous occasion. The pride I feel for this planet cannot be put into words. Eight-hundred and forty-seven years ago Naboo joined the Republic. And tonight we celebrate that reunion."

- Palpatine giving a speech during the Festival of Light

Originally, Naboo was only home to the Gungans, a species of lanky amphibians. However, at some point in the distant past, a group of Human colonists established their presence on the planet and took its name for themselves. Tensions arose between the two peoples, and they started separate and apart from that point on. Some eight-hundred and forty-seven years before the Clone Wars, the Naboo joined the Galactic Republic, the democratic union that sought to govern the galaxy. About ten years before the Clone Wars, Naboo was blockaded and invaded by the Trade Federation. The 14-year-old Padmé Amidala, who had recently been elected Queen of Naboo, guided her home planet through the invasion and sealed a new friendship with the Gungans. In an upsurge of sympathy and solidarity toward the invaded planet, the queen's emissary in the Galactic Senate, the seemingly unassuming Senator Sheev Palpatine, was made Supreme Chancellor of the Republic. Following the rise of the Galactic Empire, Naboo hosted one of the new regime's military garrisons. However, when news of Palpatine's death had spread across the galaxy after the Battle of Endor, an outpouring of joy occurred on Naboo, the inhabitants of which considered themselves free at last.

Inhabitants
Naboo was inhabited by two societies: an indigenous species of intelligent amphibians called the Gungans, a group of peaceful Humans who were referred to as the Naboo. In the distant past, a cultural misunderstanding resulted in a serious quarrel between the Gungan and the Human colonists. Both sides refused to acknowledge their responsibilities in the rift, and the two groups ostracized each other for the longest time. That situation lasted until the Invasion of Naboo by the Trade Federation forced the Humans and Gungans to join forces.