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Bandomeer

Bandomeer

Astrographical
Region	Outer Rim Territories^[1]
Sector	Meerian sector^[2]
System	Bandomeer system^[1]
Suns	1: Bandomeer^[1]
Orbital position	2^[1]
Moons	0^[1]
Grid coordinates	O-7^[2]
Rotation period	24 standard hours^[1]
Orbital period	320 standard days^[1]
Physical
Class	Terrestrial^[1]
Diameter	7,986 km^[1]
Atmosphere	Breathable^[1]
Climate	Temperate^[1]
Gravity	Standard^[1]
Primary terrain	Ocean^[1] Mountains^[1] Rocky plains^[1] Deserts
Points of interest	Great Sea^[1] G-417 Deepsea mines Enrichment Zone
Societal
Native species	Meerians^[1]
Immigrated species	Ithorians^[1] Arcona^[1] Chazrach Humans^[1] Hutts Imbats^[1] Phindians^[1] Talz^[1] Whiphids^[1] Yuuzhan Vong
Primary language(s)	Galactic Basic Standard^[1] Meerian language^[1] Ithorese^[1]
Government	Corporate, local governorship^[1]
Population	718 million^[1] 60% Humans^[1] 20% Meerians^[1] 10% Arcona^[1] 5% Imbats^[1] 3% Phindians^[1] 2% other^[1]
Major cities	Bandor (capital)^[1]
Major imports	Foodstuffs^[1] High technology^[1] Labor^[1]
Major exports	Azurite^[1] Ionite^[1]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic^[1] Galactic Empire New Republic Yuuzhan Vong Empire

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"It's a brutal world."

―Qui-Gon Jinn^[src]

Bandomeer was a planet in the Outer Rim Territories, on the Braxant Run. It was known for its high concentration of ionite, as well as the many predators lurking in its wildernesses. The planet's surface was roughly divided in half by a huge landmass and the Great Sea of Bandomeer.

1 History
2 Appearances
3 Sources
4 Notes and references
- 4.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

Bandomeer was a mining world dominated by the Offworld Mining Corporation until 45 BBY. The planet was at one time an agricultural world of rolling plains until it was discovered that many valuable ores were hidden in its crust. Then, mining operations such as Offworld Mining took control, and reduced it to strip mines and industrial wastes. The planet was the homeworld of the Meerian race, who struggled to come to terms with the prosperity that cost their world's natural beauty. Even Bandomeer's surrounding asteroids were rich with mineral deposits, but could not be mined due to the risk of fragments colliding with the planet.

When Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn arrived on the world, they narrowly saved it from destruction at the hands of Xanatos.

In 19 BBY the Ionite miners of Bandomeer refused to honor their contracts with the newly-formed Galactic Empire. In order to teach them to treat the new government with respect, Emperor Palpatine ordered his apprentice, Darth Vader, to deal with the local resistance. The Imperial Army quickly overwhelmed lightly armed miners and established control over the planet.

Huff Darklighter once employed farmers from Bandomeer, as well as Salliche and Taanab, to staff his underground hydroponic gardens on Tatooine.

Bandomeer was conquered by the Yuuzhan Vong during their invasion of the galaxy. The world was used by the invaders as a launch point for the attack on Mandalore in 29 ABY.^[3]