#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std::literals::string_literals;
using i64 = std::int_fast64_t;
using std::cerr;
using std::cin;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

#if defined(DONLINE_JUDGE)
#define NDEBUG
#elif defined(ONLINE_JUDGE)
#define NDEBUG
#endif

template <typename T>
std::vector<T> make_v(size_t a) {
    return std::vector<T>(a);
}
template <typename T, typename... Ts>
auto make_v(size_t a, Ts... ts) {
    return std::vector<decltype(make_v<T>(ts...))>(a, make_v<T>(ts...));
}

int main() {
    int n;
    scanf("%d", &n);
    std::vector<int> a(n);
    for (auto& v : a) scanf("%d", &v);

    std::vector<int> mins(n + 1, 1 << 30);
    for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; --i) mins[i] = std::min(mins[i + 1], a[i]);

    const int MOD = 998244353;

    i64 ans = 1;
    int last = -1;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
        if (mins[i] != a[i]) continue;

        if (last != -1) {
            ans = ans * (i - last + 1) % MOD;
        }
        last = i;
    }
    printf("%lld\n", ans);
    return 0;
}