Upper Volta vs country

Upper Volta and country both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Upper Volta	Yes	No	No	No
country	Yes	No	No	No

Upper Volta (noun)	country (noun)
a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960	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)