#![allow(non_snake_case, unused_imports, unused_must_use)]
use std::io::{self, prelude::*};
use std::str;

fn main() {
    let (stdin, stdout) = (io::stdin(), io::stdout());
    let mut scan = Scanner::new(stdin.lock());
    let mut out = io::BufWriter::new(stdout.lock());

    macro_rules! input {
        ($T: ty) => {
            scan.token::<$T>()
        };
        ($T: ty, $N: expr) => {
            (0..$N).map(|_| scan.token::<$T>()).collect::<Vec<_>>()
        };
    }

    let N = input!(usize);

    let mut graph = vec![vec![]; N];

    for _ in 0..N - 1 {
        let (u, v) = (input!(usize) - 1, input!(usize) - 1);
        graph[u].push(v);
        graph[v].push(u);
    }

    // 距離が低い方にだけ移動するような探索
    let mut ans = 0usize;

    for i in 0..N {
        for &n1 in graph[i].iter() {
            ans += 1;
            for &n2 in graph[n1].iter() {
                if n2 == i {
                    continue;
                }

                ans += 1;

                let l = graph[n2].len();
                if l == 0 {
                    continue;
                }
                ans += l - 1;
            }
        }
    }

    writeln!(out, "{}", ans / 2);
}

struct Scanner<R> {
    reader: R,
    buf_str: Vec<u8>,
    buf_iter: str::SplitWhitespace<'static>,
}
impl<R: BufRead> Scanner<R> {
    fn new(reader: R) -> Self {
        Self {
            reader,
            buf_str: vec![],
            buf_iter: "".split_whitespace(),
        }
    }
    fn token<T: str::FromStr>(&mut self) -> T {
        loop {
            if let Some(token) = self.buf_iter.next() {
                return token.parse().ok().expect("Failed parse");
            }
            self.buf_str.clear();
            self.reader
                .read_until(b'\n', &mut self.buf_str)
                .expect("Failed read");
            self.buf_iter = unsafe {
                let slice = str::from_utf8_unchecked(&self.buf_str);
                std::mem::transmute(slice.split_whitespace())
            }
        }
    }
}