#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
void __print(int x) { cerr << x; }
void __print(long x) { cerr << x; }
void __print(long long x) { cerr << x; }
void __print(unsigned x) { cerr << x; }
void __print(unsigned long x) { cerr << x; }
void __print(unsigned long long x) { cerr << x; }
void __print(float x) { cerr << x; }
void __print(double x) { cerr << x; }
void __print(long double x) { cerr << x; }
void __print(char x) { cerr << '\'' << x << '\''; }
void __print(const char *x) { cerr << '\"' << x << '\"'; }
void __print(const string &x) { cerr << '\"' << x << '\"'; }
void __print(bool x) { cerr << (x ? "true" : "false"); }
template <typename T, typename V>
void __print(const pair<T, V> &x) {
  cerr << '{';
  __print(x.first);
  cerr << ',';
  __print(x.second);
  cerr << '}';
}
template <typename T>
void __print(const T &x) {
  int f = 0;
  cerr << '{';
  for (auto &i : x) cerr << (f++ ? "," : ""), __print(i);
  cerr << "}";
}
void _print() { cerr << "]\n"; }
template <typename T, typename... V>
void _print(T t, V... v) {
  __print(t);
  if (sizeof...(v)) cerr << ", ";
  _print(v...);
}
const int N = 1e5 + 1;
long long colors[2];
void dfs(int node, int par, int c, vector<vector<int>> &graph) {
  colors[c]++;
  for (int next : graph[node]) {
    if (next != par) {
      dfs(next, node, c ^ 1, graph);
    }
  }
}
void solve() {
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  vector<vector<int>> graph(n + 1);
  for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
    int u, v;
    cin >> u >> v;
    graph[u].push_back(v);
    graph[v].push_back(u);
  }
  dfs(1, 0, 0, graph);
  long long ans = colors[0] * colors[1] - (n - 1);
  cout << ans << endl;
}
int main() {
  ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
  cin.tie(0);
  solve();
  return 0;
}
