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I think the missing flag is:

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i.e. the flag of GERMANY

The flags depicted are (left to right, top to bottom):

ANGOLA, OMAN, MANITOBA, FINLAND;
KENYA, ROMANIA, DENMARK, FRANCE;
POLAND, CAYMAN ISLANDS, GABON, EGYPT;
JAPAN, BARBADOS, BOTSWANA, TENNESSEE.

The four connecting groups are:

1. Places containing 'MAN': OMAN, MANITOBA, ROMANIA, CAYMAN ISLANDS.

2. Places which have chemical elements named after them: FRANCE (Francium and Gallium), POLAND (Polonium), JAPAN (Nihonium), TENNESSEE (Tennessine).

3. Places whose names contain a 4-letter word in English: BOTSWANA, BARBADOS, FINLAND, DENMARK.

4. Flags with horizontal stripes in the design: ANGOLA (2), GABON (3), KENYA (5), EGYPT (3).

A flag which therefore satisfies all 4 of these groups is:

Germany's, since (i) GERMANY contains 'MAN', (ii) the element Germanium is named after Germany, (iii) GERMANY contains both 'GERM' and 'MANY', and (iv) it includes 3 horizontal stripes in its design.

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