It is the home planet of Queen Amidala and Jar Jar Binks, as well as Senator (later Supreme Chancellor and then Emperor) Palpatine. In The Phantom Menace, it was the site of a blockade by the Trade Federation, and a battle, the Battle of Naboo between the Federation and the native inhabitants.
Naboo does not have a molten core, and as such one could travel through the whole planet in an underwater submarine. This has resulted in many swamps and such on the surface. Naboo has prehapes the most diverse geography in the Star Wars universe. It has mountains, lakes(there is a "Lake Country" that is featured in Attack of the Clones), forests and swamps.
Please note that all historical information that follows is based on the Expanded Universe.
The Gungans were the earlist civilization to exist on Naboo. Another society came about. When they came into contact war broke out, and the Gungan Grand Army was born. The other civilzation ceased to exist at some point for unknown reasons(future Gungan and Naboo scientist decided it was because they failed to live in harmany with nature).
When colonists from the planet Grizmalt, landed on Naboo they started a society and when they incountered the Gungans war broke out. Eventually a loose peace came out, and the two societies isolated each other from the other. The Naboo gained a thriving trade and the Gungans remianed isolated from the rest of galaxy.
Information that follows is from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
The Trade Federation, being manipulated by Darth Sidious, blockaded Naboo inorder to protest a shipping tax. However, Sidious made them take incredibly illogical steps such as attempting to kill Jedi ambassadors and invading the planet.
The Jedi survived and helpped Queen Amidala and her court excape. They begged the Senate, but Supreme Chancellor Valorum said there was no proof and declined to do anything. He was voted out of office.
In the Battle of Naboo, Amidala took her planet back by force, and united the Naboo with the Gungans, and began a new era of peace.
Information that follows is from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
After Amidala's two terms were up, she left office. The new queen made her a senator. She headed the oppostion to the creation of an army for the Republic.
Little is known about Naboo after the Clone Wars. Naboo is featured in Star Wars Galaxies, and tells us that Naboo is still around in the era of the original trilogy and that it was an Imperial world.Geographic Features
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