African nation vs Republic of Cote d'Ivoire

African nation and Republic of Cote d'Ivoire both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
African nation	Yes	No	No	No
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire	Yes	No	No	No

African nation (noun)	Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (noun)
any one of the countries occupying the African continent	a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa