Republic of Cote d'Ivoire vs African country

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

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

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