Borduria

Borduria
The Adventures of Tintin location
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The Balkans, general location of Syldavia and Borduria
Created byHergé
In-universe information
Other name(s)Republic of Borduria
TypeSemi-totalitarian Fascist dictatorship
RulerMarshal Kûrvi-Tasch
Ethnic group(s)Bordurian (Mixed Ottoman Turkish and Southern Slavic roots)
LocationsSzohôd (capital)
Language(s)Bordurian
CurrencyBordurian Dinar

Borduria is a fictional country in The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It is located in the Balkans and has a rivalry with the fictional neighbouring country of Syldavia.[1] Borduria is depicted in King Ottokar's Sceptre (1938–1939) and The Calculus Affair (1954–1956), and is referred to in Tintin and the Picaros (1975–1976).[2] Another international rival is Khemed.[3]

  1. ^ Thompson, Harry (2011). "King Ottokar's Sceptre". Tintin: Hergé and His Creation. John Murray Press. ISBN 9781848546738. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ Apostolidès, Jean-Marie (2010). The Metamorphoses of Tintin, Or, Tintin for Adults. Stanford University Press. pp. 91–92. ISBN 9780804760300. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ Núñez, Jorge E. (2017). Sovereignty Conflicts and International Law and Politics: A Distributive Justice Issue. Taylor & Francis. pp. 133–136. ISBN 9781351794794. Retrieved 19 September 2020.