Republic of Cote d'Ivoire vs African nation

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

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

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (noun)	African nation (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