Central African Republic vs African nation

Central African Republic and African nation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Central African Republic	Yes	No	No	No
African nation	Yes	No	No	No

Central African Republic (noun)	African nation (noun)
a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960	any one of the countries occupying the African continent