Dutch East Indies vs country

Dutch East Indies and country both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Dutch East Indies	Yes	No	No	No
country	Yes	No	No	No

Dutch East Indies (noun)	country (noun)
a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions	a politically organized body of people under a single government
	the people who live in a nation or country
	the territory occupied by a nation
	an area outside of cities and towns
	a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)