The idyllic planet Naboo, located near the Outer Rim territories, is populated by peaceful humans known as the Naboo, as well as the amphibian Gungans.

Naboo's surface consists of swampy seas, extensive grassland plains and green hills. It's river cities are renowned for their beautiful traditional architecture and their green belts, while the underwater dwellings of the Gungans are a magnificent example of exotic hydrostatic bubble-technology.

From a geological perspective, Naboo is a unique world. It doesn't have a molten core, which would have been a sign for an ancient planet, but is a conglomeration of rocky formations, strewn with uncounted caverns and networks of tunnels. These are the reason for the many swampy lakes on the surface, which reach down far into the structure of the planet. The native Gungans have developed methods of transportation with which the cave networks can be explored, but even they do not risk to venture too far into the center of the planet, as this region is frequented by huge sea monsters with a remarkable appetite.

The people of Naboo are of a peaceful nature. Adulthood and the right to vote amont the Naboo was based on intellectual maturity rather than age. A test was conducted regularly to determine an induvidual's readiness to join society. The capital of the planet was Theed, which contained the monarch's Palace. For much of their existance, the Naboo avoided contact with the Gungans; and for the most part were unaware of their underwater cities. This was the result of a large war between the two waged several centures before the Battle of Naboo. While vital minor trading relationships exisited the government of Naboo never officially recognized contact

Theed
The human capital of the Mid-Rim planet Naboo, Theed is the largest city on the planet, and home of the Theed Palace.
The foundings of Theed take place 800 years before the Battle of Naboo. The city is surrounded by water and numerous waterfalls which have formed over a millenia. The city sits at the edge of an unusually tall steppeland. The city has an old classic look and feel, however, the city itself is quite modern. Theed houses a number of royalty.

The Theed Generator is an enourmous power-producing facility located within the Theed. During the final decades of the Republic, the generator was in constant use, harvesting power in the form of raw plasma energy from the core to be used by the Naboo population and by the Kwilaan Starport. Theed is also the home to Theed Arms, a small-time weapons manufacturer which supplied a number of weapons to the royalty of Theed.

Population: > 5 million (5,000,000)

Theed Palace
The Theed Palace was the center of the Naboo government. The palace was the largest structure among the city of Theed. The Palace was situated on top of a clip and was surrounded by water falls and pools. While it had an idyllic and classical appearance, the structure was no museum, but it was an important political center, being where the Royal Advisory Council had meetings. In the palace lived the monarchs of Theed, the last one being Queen Amidala.
The palace is an immsense structure, but ornately decorated with finishes and carvings, which present to the outside galaxy Naboo's dedication to arts and culture.

Deep inside the palace was a power generator which harvested plasma energy from the planet's core and used it for energy. Adjacent to the Palace, across tributaries of the Solleu River was the hangar in which the royal family maintained their starship and the Space Fighter Corps' small fleet of N-1 Starfighters.

It was part of the royal family tradition that each new ruler add a tower or turret to the Palace and to enhance the beauty of existing structures. The banqueting rotunda was built by the Earl of Vis (a cousin of the old king.) Other features include the hall of Perri-Teeka, a monument to a revered statesman, Broadbery Meadow, a secluded garden reachable only by boat; Guido's tower, an ancient structure; the Parnelli Museum of Art, and the Virdugo Plunge, the largest waterfall in Theed fed by the Solleu River.

A network of secret tunnels connected the palace courtyard to the waterfalls also exist. These networks allowed the Naboo resistance movement to retake the Palace during the Trade Federation invation.

Purpose: Meeting place of Naboo Royal Advisory Council, residence of ruler

Otoh Gunga
An underwater city beneath Lake Paonga, Otoh Gunga is the largest Gungan city, completely hidden and unknown to the humans of Naboo. While Gungans have several such cities, Otoh Gunga was definetly the largest and oldest of such creations.
At first appearance, the city looks like a series of glittering bubble-jewels. These bubbles are hydrostatic force-fields which contain breathable atmospheres. While rigid enough to keep water out, the force fields are weak enough to allow a gungan (or human for that matter) into the city.

Otoh Gunga has a sweeping architecture, and features rectilinear (characterized by straight lines) shapes. Building material for the city are not made by actually grown, resulting in an appearance which looks almost alive.

Millenia ago, the Gungans were forced to retreat due to strife and confict beneath Lake Paonga and construct a habitat. A vital discovery allowed the Gungans to create their first and most magnificient underwater cities. Gungans descovered locap roots, which were plants which pierced through to the planet's plasma core and metabolized the plasma, distilling and naturally stabilizing it in the digestive process. This safe form of plasma is stored in buds, located on the tips of its stalks, which the gungans could use as a source of power. The city itself is constructed on a tremendous locap branch.

By catalyzing a raw material called bubble wort and plasma with a secret technique the Gungans were capabla of the permeable hydrostatic bubbles needed to keep dry.

Otoh Gunga has expanded from a mere cluster bubbles (known as the Ancient Quarter) to encompass an area which was inhabited by a million Gungans. The central district features elegant city squares, cantinas, and sacred bubbles for the worship of Gungan gods. During the expansion, areas such as Otoh Villages, were Gungans lived and worked, were grown and grafted onto the existing structure. In an effort to enhance the city during his term, Boss Nass commissioned a popular concourse known as the City Bigspace.

Administration within the city is done in the High Board Room of the Gungan Rep Council. The leader of the Gungans, Boss Nass refused to believe the Trade Federation would discover their location, and was forced to evacuate the city as the droids entered Gungan territory. Upon the return to Otoh Gunga, the city had to deal with overpopulation. Due to the new affiliation with humans, the city became a tourist attraction and was especially known as a spot for honeymooning vacationers

Population: > 1 million (1,000,000)

Gungan Sacred Place
Deep within the swamps, fields, and forests of Naboo was a Gungan secret hideout. The Sacred Place is located somewhere in the Lianorm Swamp, along the foothills of the Gallo Mountins. The Sacred Place is one of the few terrestrial places where Gungans live. The area is used normally as a safe haven in the even of an emergency in an underwater city. The place is surrounded by ancient ruins and statues, many of which depict ancient Gungan gods and goddesses.
Just before the Battle of Naboo, Queen Amidala and the Naboo Resistance Force were led to the Gungan Sacred Place by Jar-Jar Binks, a Gungan who was affiliated with the humans. Through Amidala's submission, an alliance was made between the two groups

When the senate established a new measurement regulation, which would raise the taxation along the outer trade routes, the credit-hungry Trade Federation protested by blocking off Naboo. A screen of large warships surrounded the planet, cutting it off from all supply. The planet's leaders, Queen Amidala and Governor Sio Bibble, were captured by the Trade Federation's driod army.

Jedi Knights, sent by Chancellor Valorum, freed Queen Amidala and brought her to Coruscant in order to persuade the senate to intervene against the blockade. Not even Naboo's representative, Senator Palpatine, was able to put an end to the Trade Federation's bureaucratic scheming.

Disappointed by the senates lack of ability, Queen Amidala took the fate of her people into her own hands. She returned to Naboo and managed to convince the Gungans to follow her cause. Together, the two cultures were able to resist the Trade Federation's invasion and to bring back peace.

Statistics:

Planet: Naboo
System: Naboo
Sector: Unknown
Region: Mid Rim
Environment: Swamp
Length Day (standard hours): 26
Length Year (local days): 312
Sentient Species: Human, Gungan
Other Species: Unknown