using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Numerics;
using static System.Console;
using static System.Convert;
using static System.Math;
using static Template;
using Pi = Pair<int, int>;

class Solver
{
    public void Solve(Scanner sc)
    {
        var N = sc.Int;
        var S = ReadLine();
        WriteLine(RLEncoding(S.ToArray()).Count);
    }

    public static List<Pair<T, int>> RLEncoding<T>(IList<T> list, Comparison<T> cmp = null)
    {
        cmp = cmp ?? Comparer<T>.Default.Compare;
        var rt = new List<Pair<T, int>>();
        int idx = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; i = idx)
        {
            while (idx < list.Count && cmp(list[idx], list[i]) == 0) idx++;
            rt.Add(new Pair<T, int>(list[i], idx - i));
        }
        return rt;
    }
}

public class Set<T>
{
    Node root;
    readonly IComparer<T> comparer;
    readonly Node nil;
    public bool IsMultiSet { get; set; }
    public Set(IComparer<T> comparer)
    {
        nil = new Node(default(T));
        root = nil;
        this.comparer = comparer;
    }
    public Set(Comparison<T> comaprison) : this(Comparer<T>.Create(comaprison)) { }
    public Set() : this(Comparer<T>.Default) { }
    public bool Add(T v)
    {
        return insert(ref root, v);
    }
    public bool Remove(T v)
    {
        return remove(ref root, v);
    }
    public T this[int index] { get { return find(root, index); } }
    public int Count { get { return root.Count; } }
    public void RemoveAt(int k)
    {
        if (k < 0 || k >= root.Count) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
        removeAt(ref root, k);
    }
    public T[] Items
    {
        get
        {
            var ret = new T[root.Count];
            var k = 0;
            walk(root, ret, ref k);
            return ret;
        }
    }
    void walk(Node t, T[] a, ref int k)
    {
        if (t.Count == 0) return;
        walk(t.lst, a, ref k);
        a[k++] = t.Key;
        walk(t.rst, a, ref k);
    }

    bool insert(ref Node t, T key)
    {
        if (t.Count == 0) { t = new Node(key); t.lst = t.rst = nil; t.Update(); return true; }
        var cmp = comparer.Compare(t.Key, key);
        bool res;
        if (cmp > 0)
            res = insert(ref t.lst, key);
        else if (cmp == 0)
        {
            if (IsMultiSet) res = insert(ref t.lst, key);
            else return false;
        }
        else res = insert(ref t.rst, key);
        balance(ref t);
        return res;
    }
    bool remove(ref Node t, T key)
    {
        if (t.Count == 0) return false;
        var cmp = comparer.Compare(key, t.Key);
        bool ret;
        if (cmp < 0) ret = remove(ref t.lst, key);
        else if (cmp > 0) ret = remove(ref t.rst, key);
        else
        {
            ret = true;
            var k = t.lst.Count;
            if (k == 0) { t = t.rst; return true; }
            if (t.rst.Count == 0) { t = t.lst; return true; }


            t.Key = find(t.lst, k - 1);
            removeAt(ref t.lst, k - 1);
        }
        balance(ref t);
        return ret;
    }
    void removeAt(ref Node t, int k)
    {
        var cnt = t.lst.Count;
        if (cnt < k) removeAt(ref t.rst, k - cnt - 1);
        else if (cnt > k) removeAt(ref t.lst, k);
        else
        {
            if (cnt == 0) { t = t.rst; return; }
            if (t.rst.Count == 0) { t = t.lst; return; }

            t.Key = find(t.lst, k - 1);
            removeAt(ref t.lst, k - 1);
        }
        balance(ref t);
    }
    void balance(ref Node t)
    {
        var balance = t.lst.Height - t.rst.Height;
        if (balance == -2)
        {
            if (t.rst.lst.Height - t.rst.rst.Height > 0) { rotR(ref t.rst); }
            rotL(ref t);
        }
        else if (balance == 2)
        {
            if (t.lst.lst.Height - t.lst.rst.Height < 0) rotL(ref t.lst);
            rotR(ref t);
        }
        else t.Update();
    }

    T find(Node t, int k)
    {
        if (k < 0 || k > root.Count) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
        for (; ; )
        {
            if (k == t.lst.Count) return t.Key;
            else if (k < t.lst.Count) t = t.lst;
            else { k -= t.lst.Count + 1; t = t.rst; }
        }
    }
    public int LowerBound(T v)
    {
        var k = 0;
        var t = root;
        for (; ; )
        {
            if (t.Count == 0) return k;
            if (comparer.Compare(v, t.Key) <= 0) t = t.lst;
            else { k += t.lst.Count + 1; t = t.rst; }
        }
    }
    public int UpperBound(T v)
    {
        var k = 0;
        var t = root;
        for (; ; )
        {
            if (t.Count == 0) return k;
            if (comparer.Compare(t.Key, v) <= 0) { k += t.lst.Count + 1; t = t.rst; }
            else t = t.lst;
        }
    }
    public bool Contains(T v)
    {
        var k = 0;
        var t = root;
        for (; ; )
        {
            if (t.Count == 0) return false;
            if (comparer.Compare(t.Key, v) == 0) return true;
            if (comparer.Compare(t.Key, v) < 0) { k += t.lst.Count + 1; t = t.rst; }
            else t = t.lst;
        }
    }
    void rotR(ref Node t)
    {
        var l = t.lst;
        t.lst = l.rst;
        l.rst = t;
        t.Update();
        l.Update();
        t = l;
    }
    void rotL(ref Node t)
    {
        var r = t.rst;
        t.rst = r.lst;
        r.lst = t;
        t.Update();
        r.Update();
        t = r;
    }
    public T[] ToArray()
    {
        var rt = new T[Count]; var idx = 0;
        Action<Node> dfs = null;
        dfs = a =>
        {
            if (a.lst != nil) dfs(a.lst);
            rt[idx++] = a.Key;
            if (a.rst != nil) dfs(a.rst);
        };
        dfs(root);
        return rt;
    }

    class Node
    {
        public Node(T key)
        {
            Key = key;
        }
        public int Count { get; private set; }
        public sbyte Height { get; private set; }
        public T Key { get; set; }
        public Node lst, rst;
        public void Update()
        {
            Count = 1 + lst.Count + rst.Count;
            Height = (sbyte)(1 + Math.Max(lst.Height, rst.Height));
        }
        public override string ToString()
        {
            return string.Format("Count = {0}, Key = {1}", Count, Key);
        }
    }
}
#region Template
public static class Template
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.SetOut(new StreamWriter(Console.OpenStandardOutput()) { AutoFlush = false });
        new Solver().Solve(new Scanner());
        Console.Out.Flush();
    }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static bool chmin<T>(ref T a, T b) where T : IComparable<T> { if (a.CompareTo(b) == 1) { a = b; return true; } return false; }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static bool chmax<T>(ref T a, T b) where T : IComparable<T> { if (a.CompareTo(b) == -1) { a = b; return true; } return false; }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static void swap<T>(ref T a, ref T b) { var t = b; b = a; a = t; }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static void swap<T>(this IList<T> A, int i, int j) { var t = A[i];A[i] = A[j];A[j] = t; }
    public static T[] Shuffle<T>(this IList<T> A) { T[] rt = A.ToArray(); Random rnd = new Random(); for (int i = rt.Length - 1; i >= 1; i--) swap(ref rt[i], ref rt[rnd.Next(i + 1)]); return rt; }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static T[] Create<T>(int n, Func<T> f) { var rt = new T[n]; for (var i = 0; i < rt.Length; ++i) rt[i] = f(); return rt; }
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static T[] Create<T>(int n, Func<int, T> f) { var rt = new T[n]; for (var i = 0; i < rt.Length; ++i) rt[i] = f(i); return rt; }
    public static void Fail<T>(T s) { Console.WriteLine(s); Console.Out.Close(); Environment.Exit(0); }

}
public class Scanner
{
    public string Str => Console.ReadLine().Trim();
    public int Int => int.Parse(Str);
    public long Long => long.Parse(Str);
    public double Double => double.Parse(Str);
    public int[] ArrInt => Str.Split(' ').Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
    public long[] ArrLong => Str.Split(' ').Select(long.Parse).ToArray();
    public char[][] Grid(int n) => Create(n, () => Str.ToCharArray());
    public int[] ArrInt1D(int n) => Create(n, () => Int);
    public long[] ArrLong1D(int n) => Create(n, () => Long);
    public int[][] ArrInt2D(int n) => Create(n, () => ArrInt);
    public long[][] ArrLong2D(int n) => Create(n, () => ArrLong);
    private Queue<string> q = new Queue<string>();
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public T Next<T>() { if (q.Count == 0) foreach (var item in Str.Split(' ')) q.Enqueue(item); return (T)Convert.ChangeType(q.Dequeue(), typeof(T)); }
    public void Make<T1>(out T1 v1) => v1 = Next<T1>();
    public void Make<T1, T2>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2) { v1 = Next<T1>(); v2 = Next<T2>(); }
    public void Make<T1, T2, T3>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3) { Make(out v1, out v2); v3 = Next<T3>(); }
    public void Make<T1, T2, T3, T4>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3, out T4 v4) { Make(out v1, out v2, out v3); v4 = Next<T4>(); }
    public void Make<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3, out T4 v4, out T5 v5) { Make(out v1, out v2, out v3, out v4); v5 = Next<T5>(); }
    public void Make<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3, out T4 v4, out T5 v5, out T6 v6) { Make(out v1, out v2, out v3, out v4, out v5); v6 = Next<T6>(); }
    //public (T1, T2) Make<T1, T2>() { Make(out T1 v1, out T2 v2); return (v1, v2); }
    //public (T1, T2, T3) Make<T1, T2, T3>() { Make(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3); return (v1, v2, v3); }
    //public (T1, T2, T3, T4) Make<T1, T2, T3, T4>() { Make(out T1 v1, out T2 v2, out T3 v3, out T4 v4); return (v1, v2, v3, v4); }
}
public class Pair<T1, T2> : IComparable<Pair<T1, T2>>
{
    public T1 v1;
    public T2 v2;
    public Pair() { }
    public Pair(T1 v1, T2 v2)
    { this.v1 = v1; this.v2 = v2; }

    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public int CompareTo(Pair<T1, T2> p)
    {
        var c = Comparer<T1>.Default.Compare(v1, p.v1);
        if (c == 0)
            c = Comparer<T2>.Default.Compare(v2, p.v2);
        return c;
    }
    public override string ToString() => $"{v1.ToString()} {v2.ToString()}";
    public void Deconstruct(out T1 a, out T2 b) { a = v1; b = v2; }
}

public class Pair<T1, T2, T3> : Pair<T1, T2>, IComparable<Pair<T1, T2, T3>>
{
    public T3 v3;
    public Pair() : base() { }
    public Pair(T1 v1, T2 v2, T3 v3) : base(v1, v2)
    { this.v3 = v3; }

    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public int CompareTo(Pair<T1, T2, T3> p)
    {
        var c = base.CompareTo(p);
        if (c == 0)
            c = Comparer<T3>.Default.Compare(v3, p.v3);
        return c;
    }
    public override string ToString() => $"{base.ToString()} {v3.ToString()}";
    public void Deconstruct(out T1 a, out T2 b, out T3 c) { Deconstruct(out a, out b); c = v3; }
}
#endregion

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