import sys
input = lambda :sys.stdin.readline()[:-1]
ni = lambda :int(input())
na = lambda :list(map(int,input().split()))
yes = lambda :print("yes");Yes = lambda :print("Yes");YES = lambda : print("YES")
no = lambda :print("no");No = lambda :print("No");NO = lambda : print("NO")
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mod = 998244353
n = ni()
a = na()
f = [n-1] * n
for i in range(n-2, -1, -1):
    if a[i] > a[f[i+1]]:
        f[i] = f[i+1]
    else:
        f[i] = i

dp = [0] * (n+1)
dp[-1] = 1
rui = [0] * (n+1)
rui[-1] = 1

for i in range(n-1,-1,-1):
    dp[i] = rui[f[i]+1]
    rui[i] = (rui[i+1] + dp[i])%mod
print(dp[0])