Africa vs Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Africa and Republic of Equatorial Guinea both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Africa	Yes	No	No	No
Republic of Equatorial Guinea	Yes	No	No	No

Africa (noun)	Republic of Equatorial Guinea (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 of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968