#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
void solve()
{
    int n;
    cin >> n;
    vector<int> a(n, 0);
    for(int i = 0; i < n; ++ i) cin >> a[i];
    if(n == 1)
    {
        cout << 1 << '\n';
        return ;
    }
    int maxx = *max_element(a.begin(), a.end());
    int minn = *min_element(a.begin(), a.end());
    int ans = 4;
    if(a.front() == maxx || a.back() == maxx) ans --;
    if(a.front() == minn || a.back() == minn) ans --;
    cout << ans << '\n';
}
int main()
{
    int t = 1;
    while(t --) solve();
    return 0;
}