#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int n;
    double v[201];

    cin >> n;
    for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++i)
        cin >> v[i];

    double s = v[1];
    double d = v[n];

    double maxim, minim;

    if (s > d)
    {
        maxim = s;
        minim = d;
    }

    else
    {
        minim = s;
        maxim = d;
    }

    int cnt = 0;
    for (int i = 2; i <= n - 1; ++i)
    {
        if (v[i] >= maxim || v[i] <= minim)
            cnt++;
    }

    cout << cnt;
}