from collections import deque
from heapq import *
from sys import setrecursionlimit
setrecursionlimit(400010)

def main():
  N=int(input())
  Graph=[[]for i in range(N)]
  for i in range(N-1):
    x,y=map(int,input().split())
    Graph[x-1].append(y-1)
    Graph[y-1].append(x-1)
  checked=[False]*N
  vec=[[]for i in range(N)]
  def dfs(i,parent):
    checked[i]=True
    for to in Graph[i]:
      if not checked[to]:
        p=dfs(to,i)
        heappush(vec[i],-p)
    max_size=len(vec[i])
    index=i
    for to in Graph[i]:
      if to!=parent and len(vec[to])>max_size:
        index=to
        max_size=len(vec[to])
    if index!=i:
      for j in vec[i]:
        heappush(vec[index],j)
      vec[i].clear()
    for to in Graph[i]:
      if index!=to and to!=parent:
        for j in vec[to]:
          heappush(vec[index],j)
        vec[to].clear()
    vec[i]=vec[index]
    res=1
    if len(vec[i])<=2:
      for j in vec[i]:
        res+=-j
      vec[i].clear()
    else:
      for j in range(2):
        res+=-heappop(vec[i])
    return res
  ans=dfs(0,-1)
  print(ans)
  return

main()