Kazakhstan's foreign minister on Monday thanked "Borat," the Sacha Baron Cohen comedy that the Central Asian nation once banned for lampooning its people, for massively boosting its tourism.

On Sunday, the Kazakhstan tourism board released a new marketing campaign by embracing Borat's catchphrase "very nice!" as its official tourism slogan. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File) By: Sarah Dewberry ...

Sept. 28, 2006 — -- It was certainly one of the most unusual press conferences recently held in the nation's capital. "Borat" of Kazakhstan stood before a lectern outside the Kazakh Embassy ...

Subsequently, Kazakhstan’s tourism department embraced the phrase “ Very Nice ” to promote tourism, capitalizing on the popularity of Borat. UFC 310: Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Garry Details ...

In the film, Borat is accompanied on his journey across America by his producer, a grossly obese, unshaven fellow of questionable hygienic diligence named Azamat. One evening, Borat emerges from ...

Kazakhstan was largely unknown to the outside world until 2006 when the controversial British-American mockumentary comedy film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious ...

The idea to use Borat's catch phrase belongs to Dennis Keen, a U.S. citizen living in Kazakhstan, who is married to a Kazakh woman and has a business running walking tours.

MOSCOW (AP) - Kazakhstan wants a probe of how a parody of its national anthem instead of the genuine song was played at an international sports competition.

On Sunday, the Kazakhstan tourism board released a new marketing campaign by embracing Borat's catchphrase "very nice!" as its official tourism slogan.