using System;
using static System.Console;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;
class Program
{
    static int NN => int.Parse(ReadLine());
    static int[] NList => ReadLine().Split().Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
    public static void Main()
    {
        Solve();
    }
    static void Solve()
    {
        var n = NN;
        var a = NList;
        var ismin = new bool[n];
        ismin[n - 1] = true;
        var min = a[n - 1];
        for (var i = n - 2; i >= 0; --i)
        {
            if (a[i] <= min)
            {
                min = a[i];
                ismin[i] = true;
            }
        }
        var prev = -1;
        var ans = 1L;
        var mod = 998_244_353;
        for (var i = 0; i < n; ++i) if (ismin[i])
        {
            if (prev >= 0)
            {
                ans = ans * (i - prev + 1) % mod;
            }
            prev = i;
        }
        WriteLine(ans);
    }
}