#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <queue>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

typedef long long int ll;
typedef pair<int, int> pii;

#define PB push_back
#define MP make_pair

#define FOR(prom, a, b) for(int prom = (a); prom < (b); prom++)
#define FORD(prom, a, b) for(int prom = (a); prom > (b); prom--)
#define FORDE(prom, a, b) for(int prom = (a); prom >= (b); prom--)
#define R1(a) do{scanf("%d", &(a));}while(0)
#define R2(a, b) do{scanf("%d%d", &(a), &(b));}while(0)
#define R3(a, b, c) do{scanf("%d%d%d", &(a), &(b), &(c));}while(0)
#define SV(vec) do{int s_v_;scanf("%d", &(s_v_));vec.PB(s_v_);}while(0)
#define MM(co, cim) memset((co), (cim), sizeof((co)))
#define DEB(x) cerr << ">>> " << #x << " : " << x << endl;
#define INF 1000000007

int n, from, to, res;
vector<int> g[300014];

int main ()
{
  R1(n);
  FOR(i, 0, n - 1)
  {
    R2(from, to);
    --from;
    --to;
    g[from].PB(to);
    g[to].PB(from);
  }
  res = 0;
  FOR(i, 0, n) res += max((int)g[i].size() - 2, 0);
  printf("%d\n", res);
  return 0;
}