Malta vs country

Malta and country both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Malta	Yes	No	No	No
country	Yes	No	No	No

Malta (noun)	country (noun)
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964	a politically organized body of people under a single government
a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea	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)