North Atlantic Treaty Organization vs the States

North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the States both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
North Atlantic Treaty Organization	Yes	No	No	No
the States	Yes	No	No	No

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (noun)	the States (noun)
an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776