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 ...

In an effort to prove that Kazakhstan is not as culturally behind the times as Borat made it out to be, Kazakh director Erkin Rakishev is developing My Brother, Borat as a comeback to Sacha Baron ...

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

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.

The spoof Kazakhstan national anthem heard in Sacha Baron Cohen's 2006 Borat movie has been mistakenly used during a medal ceremony of the 10th Arab Shooting Championship in Kuwait.

PRAGUE — Six Czech tourists who dressed up in skimpy swimsuits made famous by Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat” reportedly were detained by authorities in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana.

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 ...

MEXICO CITY — Miss Kazakhstan said her country is preparing its own movie in response to Borat, the hit comedy that portrayed the Central Asian nation as bigoted and backward. Gauhkar ...

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 ...

The Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry have threatened legal action against Sacha Baron Cohen, who portrays fake character Borat on Da Ali G Show. The British comedian, who created the fake Kazakhstani ...