Naboo was a small pastoral world in the Mid Rim, located near the border of the Outer Rim Territories. Unlike most other worlds, the ancient planet lacked a molten core, and instead comprised a conglomerate of large, rocky bodies that made up a network of tunnels and flooded caves. The native Gungans, who built their homes in the waters of Naboo, so deep that they went right through the planet, which they rarely ventured into the core, fearing the ravenous sea beasts which resided in areas such as the Caves of Eleuabad. Despite this, certain Gungan navigators utilized time-honored trade routes through the planet’s structure, which served as the most expedient avenues to reach other areas of the planet. Naboo’s interior was rich with plasma, a naturally-occurring energy unique to the planet, and this coupled with its lack of molten core gave Naboo a reputation as an enigma to astrophysicists, who regarded the world’s structure as an extremely rare phenomenon in the galaxy.

Naboo’s surface comprised a vast array of different landscapes, from rolling plains and grassy hills to swampy lakes caused by the water-filled network of deep-sea tunnels. The swamps acted as a gateway to the world’s seas, where legendary creatures dwelt. Beside its natural features, Naboo was considered a world of classical beauty due to the aesthetics of its population centers. The porous crust’s natural plasma was harvested for energy and building material, and was generally thought to be the key to many of the planet’s secrets.

While most of Naboo’s land animals were peaceful, as exemplified by the gentle shaak, the planet’s oceans, which held an abundance of life, teemed with menacing creatures, such as the opee sea killer, the sando aqua monster, and the colo claw fish.