import std.conv, std.functional, std.range, std.stdio, std.string;
import std.algorithm, std.array, std.bigint, std.bitmanip, std.complex, std.container, std.math, std.mathspecial, std.numeric, std.regex, std.typecons;
import core.bitop;

class EOFException : Throwable { this() { super("EOF"); } }
string[] tokens;
string readToken() { for (; tokens.empty; ) { if (stdin.eof) { throw new EOFException; } tokens = readln.split; } auto token = tokens.front; tokens.popFront; return token; }
int readInt() { return readToken.to!int; }
long readLong() { return readToken.to!long; }

string COLOR(string s = "") { return "\x1b[" ~ s ~ "m"; }

bool chmin(T)(ref T t, in T f) { if (t > f) { t = f; return true; } else { return false; } }
bool chmax(T)(ref T t, in T f) { if (t < f) { t = f; return true; } else { return false; } }

int binarySearch(alias pred, T)(in T[] as) { int lo = -1, hi = cast(int)(as.length); for (; lo + 1 < hi; ) { const mid = (lo + hi) >> 1; (unaryFun!pred(as[mid]) ? hi : lo) = mid; } return hi; }
int lowerBound(T)(in T[] as, T val) { return as.binarySearch!(a => (a >= val)); }
int upperBound(T)(in T[] as, T val) { return as.binarySearch!(a => (a > val)); }




void main() {
  try {
    for (; ; ) {
      const N = readInt;
      auto A = new int[N];
      foreach (i; 0 .. N) {
        A[i] = readInt;
      }
      
      long ans;
      int cnt;
      for (int i = 0, j = 0; i < N; i = j) {
        for (; j < N && A[i] == A[j]; ++j) {}
        // a=...=a<b~ -> a...ab~
        if (cnt == 0 && (j == N || A[i] < A[j])) {
          ans += (j - i);
        }
        // a=...=a>b~ -> a...ab...b~
        if (cnt == 1 && A[i - 1] > A[i]) {
          ans += (j - i);
        }
        ++cnt;
      }
      ans %= 998244353;
      writeln(ans);
    }
  } catch (EOFException e) {
  }
}