Africa vs Republic of Benin

Africa and Republic of Benin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Africa	Yes	No	No	No
Republic of Benin	Yes	No	No	No

Africa (noun)	Republic of Benin (noun)
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean	a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control