import numpy as np


N = int(input())
input_np = np.array(input().split()).astype(np.int32)

log = []
for i in range(N - 1):
    all_max = np.max(input_np[i:N])
    all_min = np.min(input_np[i:N])
    tmp_max = input_np[i] if input_np[i] > input_np[i+1] else input_np[i+1]
    tmp_min = input_np[i] if input_np[i] <= input_np[i+1] else input_np[i+1]
    tmp_log = []
    if [tmp_min, tmp_max] not in log:
        log.append([tmp_min, tmp_max])
        for k in range(i+2, N):
            if tmp_max < input_np[k]:
                tmp_max = input_np[k]
                if [tmp_min, tmp_max] in log:
                    break
                log.append([tmp_min, tmp_max])
            elif tmp_min > input_np[k]:
                tmp_min = input_np[k]
                if [tmp_min, tmp_max] in log:
                    break
                log.append([tmp_min, tmp_max])
            if (all_max == tmp_max) and (all_min == tmp_min):
                break
print(len(log))