African country vs Republic of Equatorial Guinea

African country and Republic of Equatorial Guinea both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
African country	Yes	No	No	No
Republic of Equatorial Guinea	Yes	No	No	No

African country (noun)	Republic of Equatorial Guinea (noun)
any one of the countries occupying the African continent	a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968