class BIT:
    def __init__(self, A):
        self.size = len(A)
        self.bit = [0]*(len(A)+1)
        for i in range(len(A)):
            self.add(i, A[i])

    def sum(self, i):
        i += 1
        ans = 0
        while i > 0:
            ans += self.bit[i]
            i -= -i&i
        return ans
    
    def query(self, l, r):
        if l == 0:
            return self.sum(r-1)
        else:
            return self.sum(r-1)-self.sum(l-1)
    
    def add(self, i, x):
        i += 1
        while i <= self.size:
            self.bit[i] += x
            i += -i&i

class CP:
    def __init__(self, N):
        self.fact = [1]*(N+1)
        self.fact_inv = [1]*(N+1)
        for i in range(2, N+1):
            self.fact[i] = self.fact[i-1]*i%MOD
        self.fact_inv[N] = pow(self.fact[N], -1, MOD)
        for i in reversed(range(1, N)):
            self.fact_inv[i] = self.fact_inv[i+1]*(i+1)%MOD
    def C(self, N, K):
        if N < 0 or K < 0 or N < K:
            return 0
        return self.fact[N]*self.fact_inv[K]%MOD*self.fact_inv[N-K]%MOD
    def P(self, N, K):
        if N < 0 or K < 0 or N < K:
            return 0
        return self.fact[N]*self.fact_inv[N-K]%MOD
    def H(self, N, K):
        if N < 0 or K < 0:
            return 0
        if N == K == 0: return 1
        return self.C(N+K-1, K)

MOD = 998244353
cp = CP(10**6)

N = int(input())
P = list(map(int, input().split()))

P = sorted(enumerate(P), key=lambda x:x[1])
B = BIT([0]*N)
ans = 0
for i, _ in P:
    a = B.query(0, i) if 1 <= i else 0
    b = i-a
    c = B.query(i+1, N) if i+1 < N else 0
    d = (N-1-i)-c
    c, d = d, c
    ans += cp.C(a+c, min(a, c))*cp.C(b+d, min(b, d))%MOD
    ans %= MOD
    B.add(i, 1)

print(ans)