class SegTree:
    def __init__(self, op, e, n, v=None):
        self._n = n
        self._op = op
        self._e = e
        self._log = (n - 1).bit_length()
        self._size = 1 << self._log
        self._d = [self._e()] * (self._size << 1)
        if v is not None:
            for i in range(self._n):
                self._d[self._size + i] = v[i]
            for i in range(self._size - 1, 0, -1):
                self._d[i] = self._op(self._d[i << 1], self._d[i << 1 | 1])

    def set(self, p, x):
        p += self._size
        self._d[p] = x
        while p:
            l, r = p, p^1
            if l > r: l, r = r, l
            self._d[p >> 1] = self._op(self._d[l], self._d[r])
            p >>= 1

    def get(self, p):
        return self._d[p + self._size]

    #[l, r)の区間で求める
    def prod(self, l, r):
        sml, smr = self._e(), self._e()
        l += self._size
        r += self._size
        while l < r:
            if l & 1:
                sml = self._op(sml, self._d[l])
                l += 1
            if r & 1:
                r -= 1
                smr = self._op(self._d[r], smr)
            l >>= 1
            r >>= 1
        return self._op(sml, smr)

    def all_prod(self):
        return self._d[1]

def op(x, y):
    return x+y

def e():
    return 0

def nPr(n, r, mod):
    if ( r<0 or r>n ):
        return 0
    return g1[n] * g2[n-r] % mod

def nCr(n, r, mod):
    if ( r<0 or r>n ):
        return 0
    r = min(r, n-r)
    return (g1[n] * g2[r] % mod) * g2[n-r] % mod

import sys
input = sys.stdin.readline
MOD = 998244353
N = int(input())
P = list(map(int, input().split()))

g1 = [1, 1] # 元テーブル
g2 = [1, 1] #逆元テーブル
inverse = [0, 1] #逆元テーブル計算用テーブル
fact = [1, 1]
fact_inv = [1, 1]

for i in range( 2, N + 1 ):
    g1.append( ( g1[-1] * i ) % MOD )
    inverse.append( ( -inverse[MOD % i] * (MOD//i) ) % MOD )
    g2.append( (g2[-1] * inverse[-1]) % MOD )
    fact.append( (fact[-1] * i) % MOD )
    fact_inv.append(fact_inv[-1] * inverse[-1] % MOD)

ST = SegTree(op, e, N)
ans = 0
for i in range(N):
    p = P[i]
    gt = N-p
    lt = p-1
    l_gt = ST.prod(p, N)
    l_lt = i-l_gt
    r_gt = gt-l_gt
    r_lt = lt-l_lt
    #print(p, l_lt, l_gt, r_lt, r_gt)
    #ans += 1
    ans += nCr(l_gt+r_lt, l_gt, MOD) * nCr(l_lt+r_gt, l_lt, MOD) % MOD
    ans %= MOD
    ST.set(p-1, 1)
print(ans)