#include <iostream>
#include <fstream.h>

int main()
{
	ifstream f ("litere.in");
	ofstream g ("litere.out");
	
	char s[10005], alf[26] = {}, aux;
	int n, i, contor = 0, j;
	bool ok = true;
	
	f >> n;
	f >> s;
	
	for(i = 0; i < n; i ++)
	{
		j = s[i] - 97;
		
		for(j ++; j < 26; j ++)
			contor += alf[j];
		alf[s[i] - 97] ++;
	}
	g << contor;
}