class Fenwick_Tree:
    def __init__(self, n):
        self._n = n
        self.data = [0] * n

    def add(self, p, x):
        assert 0 <= p < self._n
        p += 1
        while p <= self._n:
            self.data[p - 1] += x
            p += p & -p

    def sum(self, l, r):
        assert 0 <= l <= r <= self._n
        return self._sum(r) - self._sum(l)

    def _sum(self, r):
        s = 0
        while r > 0:
            s += self.data[r - 1]
            r -= r & -r
        return s

    def get_size(self, x):
        x = self.find(x)
        while r > 0:
            s += self.data[r - 1]
            r -= r & -r
        return s

    def get(self, k):
        k += 1
        x, r = 0, 1
        while r < self._n:
            r <<= 1
        len = r
        while len:
            if x + len - 1 < self._n:
                if self.data[x + len - 1] < k:
                    k -= self.data[x + len - 1]
                    x += len
            len >>= 1
        return x


N = int(input())
P = list(map(int, input().split()))
TL, TR = Fenwick_Tree(N), Fenwick_Tree(N)
for i in range(N):
    TR.add(i, 1)
    
mod = 998244353
n = 505050
fact = [1] * (n + 1)
invfact = [1] * (n + 1)
for i in range(1, n):
    fact[i + 1] = ((i+1) * fact[i]) % mod
invfact[n] = pow(fact[n], mod - 2, mod)
for i in range(n - 1, -1, -1):
    invfact[i] = invfact[i + 1] * (i + 1) % mod

def comb(n, r):
    if n < 0 or r < 0 or n - r < 0:
        return 0
    return fact[n] * invfact[r] * invfact[n - r] % mod

ans = 0
for i in range(N):
    p = P[i] - 1
    TL.add(p, 1)
    TR.add(p, -1)
    aL, bL = TL.sum(0, p), TL.sum(p+1, N)
    aR, bR = TR.sum(0, p), TR.sum(p+1, N)
    ans += comb(aL + bR, aL) * comb(aR + bL, aR)
    ans %= mod
    
print(ans)