#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#define int long long
using namespace std;
void ts(){cout<<"IAKIOI\n";}
inline int read(){
	int n=0,f=1,ch=getchar();
	while(ch<'0'||ch>'9'){
		if(ch=='-')f=-1;
		ch=getchar();
	}
	while(ch>='0'&&ch<='9'){
		n=n*10+ch-'0';
		ch=getchar();
	}
	return n*f;
}
int n;
int a[200005];
int dp[200005];
const int mod=998244353;
signed main(){
	n=read();
	for(int i=1;i<=n;i++)a[i]=read();
	dp[0]=1;
	for(int i=1;i<=n;i++){
		int c=a[i],h=0;
		for(int j=i;j>=1;j--){
			c=min(c,a[j]);
			if(a[j]>h){
				h=c;
				dp[i]+=dp[j-1],dp[i]%=mod;
			}
		}
	}
	cout<<dp[n]<<"\n";
	return 0;
}
//4
//3 2 4 1
//
//1 2 3 4
//2 3 4 1
//2 3 1 4
//3 1 2 4
//3 2 1 4
//3 2 4 1
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