Where is the character "Borat" from?

The character Borat is from Kazakhstan. Borat Sagdiyev is a fictional Kazakh television journalist created and performed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. The character presents himself as a reporter from Kazakhstan who travels abroad, especially to the United States, for comic and often confrontational encounters.

Borat first appeared on the television program Da Ali G Show before becoming the central figure in the 2006 mockumentary film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. The character returned in the 2020 sequel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

The films use a deliberately exaggerated and fictional portrayal of Kazakhstan for satire. Borat’s broken English, invented customs, and absurd social behavior are comedic devices, not accurate descriptions of the real country. This is the key distinction behind the answer: Borat is presented as Kazakh, even though the character and the world surrounding him are fictionalized. Kazakhstan itself is a real country in Central Asia, the world’s largest landlocked nation.